How forklifts help us in daily operations? Watch our short video and see how we handle steel with forklifts. We use two types of forklifts: a traditional counterbalance forklift and a combilift, which allows for driving in both directions. Both are used for loading and offloading steels on each step of the fabrication process. Watch a… Continue reading How forklifts help us in daily operations?
Category: Structural Steel
What are thermal breaks?
What are thermal breaks? When they are used? Last week we’ve welcomed Chris from Farrat who gave us an informative presentation on thermal breaks used in the construction industry. Watch our short interview with Chris and learn more. In construction, breaks prevent or reduce the flow of thermal energy between elements of a building. Structural… Continue reading What are thermal breaks?
Steelo Academy – training for office admins
Are you an Office Administrator but feel like you’re not challenged enough in your current placement? Do you feel it’s time for you to conquer the construction industry? Sign up for another Steelo Academy event. Sign up for our 1-day training course and become an Estimator! Our training covers: Basic knowledge and vocabulary used in… Continue reading Steelo Academy – training for office admins
Our welding bays
Welding bay is where the magic happens! Over the years, we have been implementing various procedures and solutions in our welding bays, so the process of welding goes as smooth as possible in order to fabricate and deliver steel on-time. Watch our video and have a sneak-peak into one of our welding bays! Over the… Continue reading Our welding bays
5S system – cleaning stations
In order to keep our brand promise – reliability – we have to make sure everything in our company works well and is in order. That is why we follow the 5S methodology here at Steelo. Keeping things in order also means that we need to often declutter and clean our workplace. There are 5S cleaning… Continue reading 5S system – cleaning stations
What is galvanising? Steelo & Joseph Ash Galvanising
We send our steel for galvanising to Joseph Ash Galvanizing. Watch our video with Tim Palmer from Joseph Ash and learn more about this fascinating process. Galvanization or galvanizing is the process of applying a protective coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. This can be applied to a wide variety of steel products from structural steel to art elements. Before… Continue reading What is galvanising? Steelo & Joseph Ash Galvanising
Standards for the UK steel construction
Structural steel is a popular material in the construction industry mainly thanks to its properties: steelwork is reasonably fast to erect on a building site, no need for formwork, high ductility, visual aesthetics. When it comes to designing and installing the steelwork, there are rules & laws to be followed, mainly for safety reasons. Most… Continue reading Standards for the UK steel construction
How we drill the steel accurately? Voortman V600
If you’re assembling any sort of steel structure, the chances are you’ll need to bolt parts together. To do that, you’ll need accurately drilled holes – this is why we use Voortman V600 beam drilling machine. The Voortman V600 beam drilling machine is CNC controlled and has one horizontal drilling unit and is extremely suitable… Continue reading How we drill the steel accurately? Voortman V600
Why we use Voortman V550?
In order to improve the speed and accuracy of steel production, we use Voortman V550 – a flat and angle processing machine, which is completely CNC controlled. We use it mainly to produce end plates for beams. As it is highly important for us, that each steel element, including plates, is fabricated accurately, so the… Continue reading Why we use Voortman V550?
Why engineers love automated drilling
If you’re assembling any sort of steel structure, the chances are you’ll need to bolt parts together. To do that, you’ll need accurately drilled holes. Here at Steelo we use Voortman beam and plate drilling machines to drill our steel. Often on sites, holes are drilled in steel beams using a magnetic drill. These drills… Continue reading Why engineers love automated drilling