British Steel’s Special Profiles business has been given a Special Recognition Award for Ongoing Engineering at the Plantworx Innovation Awards earlier this week.
David Waine, Commercial Director for Special Profiles, said: “This recognition for engineering excellence is so well deserved. The work the team has done to create our bespoke solution is nothing short of ground-breaking – it’s taken a lot of dedication, creativity and determination to give both the business and our customers absolute confidence in our product quality.
“Huge congratulations to all involved, this industry recognition is a true testament to your outstanding expertise, very well done.”
The awards are sponsored by Caterpillar and are the UK’s biggest construction equipment awards. They recognise and celebrate innovative companies, products and services that have made a major impact in the construction equipment industry and are judged by a panel of independent experts. It’s not the first time the Special Profiles business has been in the running for one of these awards, having received the gold award in 2019 for the Engineering category for development of next-generation descaling technology.
The Special Profiles sectors cover a broad range of product portfolios, ranging from bulldozers to ski-lifts. Most have ultra-critical requirements for surface quality and this can be a vital factor in choosing a supplier.
Dominic Hill, Customer Quality and Technical Manager, Special Profiles, said: “The challenge we face is that these companies have parts per million requirements, so if you were to miss one flaw amongst tens of kilometres – and bear in mind this flaw might only be 0.3mm deep and 1mm across – you’ve failed.
“While our primary focus is eliminating the issue at source, it would be extremely advantageous if 100% inspection were possible. This would also be of huge benefit to customers and provide the information we need to allow root cause elimination. This technology had never been possible in online environments for our range of products until we decided to develop it ourselves.”
