International Initiative Swiss Steel Group Launches Promotional Campaign for Machining

With its "Machinability – Keep the World Turning" campaign, the Swiss Steel Group is launching an internationally oriented initiative to drive innovation and expertise in machining technology ...

The campaign "Machinability – Keep the World Turning," launched by Swiss Steel Group, aims to strengthen the partnership between the company and mechanical engineers as well as machining experts to make the material steel a key element for the future. Machining steel is one of the most important manufacturing processes in the metalworking industry. This includes long-established methods such as turning, milling, drilling, and grinding. However, the economic efficiency of machining also strongly depends on the properties of the material, as the Swiss company further explains. Steels with optimized machinability reduce wear on machining tools like cutters, drills, and grinding wheels, and allow for higher cutting speeds, which increases productivity. At the same time, optimized steels improve the surface quality of components and overall process stability. According to Swiss Steel Group, these are all key factors for reproducible quality and reduced machining costs. The initiative primarily focuses on stainless steels (commonly referred to as high-grade steels) and structural steels. Following the launch in France yesterday, the series of events will continue in Italy and gradually expand to other European markets by 2026. The goal is to promote existing expertise and current developments in the machining of stainless steels and set new standards in machining together with users.

New Steel Alloys Are Being Optimized for Machining

Swiss Steel Group boasts decades of experience in managing metallurgical processes along the entire value chain, spanning from scrap recycling to the finished product. The result is steels with a homogeneous microstructure and defined inclusion behavior, which are crucial for stable and reproducible machining processes. Building on this expertise, Swiss Steel Group has developed into one of the leading competence centers for machinability and machining-optimized steels in Europe, as the company emphasizes. The focus is on developing materials that ensure precision, reliability, and performance in every operation. Central to this are product families such as ETG, HSX, Opticut, +BX, Ugima, and Ugima-X, which are optimized for different machining requirements. The material range thus covers everything from high-speed machining to precision machining. By controlling the metallurgical processes throughout the entire manufacturing process, Swiss Steel Group ensures high quality and consistent properties across all batches. In the company’s research center, new alloys are now being systematically tested for their machinability. Alongside the chemical composition, particular emphasis is placed on analyzing the microstructure.