Case stories

Sandvik's products contribute to customers' productivity, reliability and cost efficiency. With a long track record in a wide variety of industry segments around the world, we have over the years helped numerous customers exceed their own expectations. Below are some examples.

Sandvik Nuclear Tubes Extended to Reach 50-Year Service Life in Chinese Nuclear Power Plant

In May 2019, Qinshan Phase I–the First Nuclear Power plant in China–extended the lifetime of its reactor with Sandvik Alloy 800 nuclear tubes inside by 25 years to reach a total 50-year service life.

Teaming up to meet fierce demands

The new governmental regulations that Emerson Climate Technology had to work with included an energy efficiency improvement of 15%.

Low energy consumption - great cooling factor

Giant Chinese compressor manufacturer GMCC faced a design challenge out of the ordinary when they were pressured to meet new energy demands from a rapidly growing residential market for air-conditioners.

High-performing compressors raise the chill factor

Sandvik Hiflex compressor valve steel has already brought significant benefits to a major Chinese manufacturer of refrigerator compressors.

Low car temperatures high on the agenda

Did you know that when Sandvik’s materials experts developed Sandvik Hiflex, it was for compressors in automotive air-conditioning that was the initial purpose?

Reducing energy consumption and improving yield

Reduced energy consumption and increased recuperator life with Sandvik 253 MA.

Boosting productivity and cutting costs – at 12,000 psi

By selecting Sandvik SAF 2507 super-duplex tubes, a company operating a marine gas production platform was able to increase working pressure significantly.

Prolonging lance tube service life

Halved lance tube consumption and increased productivity with Sandvik 253 MA.

Record-breaking urea stripper tube life

Sandvik 2RE69 tubes set a world record after operating for 36 years in the CO2 stripper in urea plant.

Reducing heat exchanger shutdowns

By using tubes in Sandvik SAF 2707 HD, a German oil refinery reduced the number of heat exchanger shutdowns from eight to one.

Resisting corrosion in sulphide-rich environment

Sanicro 28 tubes proved to be a safe choice to fight hydrogen induced cracking in the heat exchangers of a large Indian oil refinery.

Saving national treasure Vasa

Sandvik helps save Swedish national treasure Vasa with bolts made from Sandvik duplex stainless steels.

Increasing manifold reliability and service life

Using deep sea manifolds produced by Sandvik's HIP technology a large oil and gas company could increase manifold reliability and service life.

Hydraulic tube shipments within 24 hours

Sandvik solves customer's delivery challenge for heat tracer tubing bundles.

Caribbean plant extends tube life from two to 15 years with Sandvik hyper-duplex stainless steel

By replacing its existing heat exchanger tube with hyper-duplex stainless steel by Sandvik, a major Caribbean furfural producer has extended its tube lifecycles from two to 15 years.