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SALES UNITS



 * Northern Europe
 * Central Europe
 * Eastern Europe
 * Southern Europe
 * Asia Pacific
 * North America
 * Rest of the World
 * Georgia and Moldova

Sales Units
 * Contact
 * Ovatrack
 * Steelnavigator

English
svenska suomi
 * Industry Solutions
 * Steel Portfolio
 * Product Forms
 * Services
 * Sustainability
 * Career
 * About Ovako
 * News and Events




INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS

 * Agricultural Parts
 * Bearings
 * Chains and Lifting Devices
 * Fasteners
 * Hydraulics
   * Cylinders
   * Valves
   * Pumps and Motors
 * Manufacturing
   * Forging
   * Machining
   * Heat Treatment
 * Rock Tools
   * Rock Drilling
   * Other Rock Tools
   * Rock Processing
 * Light and Heavy Vehicles
   * Component specific demands
   * Powertrain
   * Chassis Components
 * Energy
   * Oil and Gas
   * Wind Power
 * Transport


STEEL PORTFOLIO

 * Ovako Brands
   * BQ-Steel®
   * IQ-Steel®
   * Hybrid Steel®
   * M-Steel®
   * SZ-Steel®
   * WR-Steel®
   * Cromax®
 * Steel Grades
   * Through-hardening Bearing Steel
   * Case-Hardening Steel
   * General Engineering and Structural steel
   * Quenching and Tempering Steel
   * Spring Steel
   * Boron Steel
   * Nitriding Steel
   * Maraging Steel


PRODUCT FORMS

 * Hot-Rolled Bar
   * Round Bar
   * Forged/Rolled Bar
   * Square Bar
   * Flat Bar
   * Special Profiles
   * Special Properties (SP-Bar)
 * Further Processed Bar
   * Drawn Bar
   * Ground Bar
   * Peeled Bar
 * Pre-Components
   * Pre-Components from Bar
   * Pre-Components from Tube
 * Hard Chrome Plated Bar and Tube
   * Enhanced Corrosion Resistance
   * Cromax Steel Grades
   * The Economics of Hydraulic Cylinders
 * Wire and Bar-in-Coil
 * Seamless Tube and Hollow Bar
   * Ovako 280 Hollow bar
   * Standard Bearing tube
 * Rolled and Forged Rings


SERVICES

 * Supply Chain and Tailored Solutions
 * Digital Tools
   * Steel Navigator
   * OvaTrack
 * S&A and Energy Surcharges
 * Certifications and Testing Capabilities
 * Experience and Knowledge
 * Ovako Science and Visitor Center


SUSTAINABILITY

 * Environment
   * Carbon Neutrality
   * Our voluntary Carbon offsets
   * Climate
   * Efficient Processes
   * Climate-Smart Product
   * Use of Chemical Substances
   * Recyclability and Recycled Content
 * Social
 * Business Ethics
 * Sustainability Reports and Targets
 * Certificates, Governance & Monitoring
 * Sustainable Development Goals


CAREER

 * Vacancies
 * Why Ovako
   * Vision and Values
   * Culture and Diversity
   * Safety and Health
 * Growing at Ovako
   * Meet our Employees
   * Students and Young Professionals


ABOUT OVAKO

 * A world of steel
 * History
 * Management
 * Our business
 * Production sites
 * Quality
 * R&D


NEWS AND EVENTS

 * News and Press Releases
 * Exhibitions and Digital Events
 * Stories
 * Press Images


WITH THE RIGHT STEEL THE ONLY LIMIT IS YOUR IMAGINATION


CAREER

OVAKO – NOMINATED TO THE CAREER COMPANY AWARD 2023 AND SWEDEN´S MOST ATTRACTIVE
EMPLOYER




ABOUT OVAKO

KEEP UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS FROM OVAKO ON OUR COMMUNITY SITE STRENGTH OF
STEEL




SUSTAINABILITY

CARBON NEUTRAL NOW! READ MORE ABOUT OVAKO´S PATH TO ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS AND
CARBON-NEUTRAL OPERATIONS FROM 2022.




STORIES


CAREER

OVAKO – NOMINATED TO THE CAREER COMPANY AWARD 2023

We are very pleased that Ovako has been awarded the Career Company Award 2023
(Karriärföretagen) and Sweden's most attractive employer. The Career Company
award is presented to employers who offer unique career and development
opportunities for students, Young Professionals but also Senior Professionals.

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EMPLOYEE STORIES

JULIA HERMANSSON

Julia Hermansson has been a controller at Ovako Hällefors since 2017. Her role
as a controller includes preparing and following up business plans, budgets and
financial statements to analyze and evaluate operational performance. When the
opportunity arose for a job that turned out to be a good fit with where she was
in her life and education, she jumped at the chance to apply - a decision she
has never regretted!

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EMPLOYEE STORIES

SEBASTIAN SMED

Sebastian Smed started his personal journey at Ovako as a summer temp in 2010 -
but Sebastian is actually the fourth generation in an unbroken line of the Smed
family to work at Ovako in Hällefors. Ever since that summer, he has continued
progressing within the company and in addition to his role as a process operator
at the rolling mill, Sebastian is also a safety and union representative for IF
Metall

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EXHIBITIONS AND DIGITAL EVENTS

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME FOR A COFFEE?

A series of trade shows for the engineering contracting industry has prompted us
at Ovako to reflect on the value of meeting face to face. We joined the
Alihankinta Subcontractor, Tampere in September, MSV International Engineering
Fair in Brno in October and Wire in Dusseldorf in June and are currently
planning for the Elmia Subcontractor fair in Sweden on 15 – 17 November.

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EMPLOYEE STORIES

KEEPING CUSTOMERS ON COURSE WITH NEW SALES UNIT FOR NORDICS AND BALTICS

We have merged our sales units covering Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltics to
create a new unit serving customers in our home market of the Nordic and Baltic
countries. The new team includes around 15 people in direct sales, as well as a
further 40 at Ovako Metals in Tampere, Finland, which provides stock services
for our own steel products, as well as stainless steel, copper and brass.

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PRODUCT FORMS

SPECIALIST STEEL SUPPLIER CUTTING COSTS WITH SP-BAR

French industrial manufacturer BSA Groupe has boosted its efficiency by
switching to Ovako’s SP-Bar as a raw material for peeled bar. BSA processes
steel products and other alloys for manufacturers in the automotive,
pharmaceutical, construction, aerospace, nuclear and defense industries.

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STEEL PORTFOLIO

HOW THE M-STEEL PROCESS ENHANCES MACHINABILITY

Machinability of steel can have a big impact on the bottom line. By optimizing
machine operations, a manufacturer can extend tool life, increase output and
minimize waste.

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RESEARCH & INSIGHTS

GRINDING AWAY THE MYTHOLOGY OF RECYCLED STEEL

Thomas Björk, PhD, Group Technical Specialist, Ovako Sweden AB, outlines a
recent research program that shows both recycled steel and ore-based steel are
equally good as raw materials for automotive crankshafts.

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STEEL PORTFOLIO

HYBRID STEEL BENEFITS AT A GLANCE

In the high-stress and elevated temperature applications found in mechanical
power transmission systems and engines, the choice of material for critical
components makes a huge difference to performance, reliability and lifetime.

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INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS

HULTAFORS PRODUCES SUPERIOR WRECKING BARS WITH OVAKO BORON STEEL

Wrecking bars are invaluable tools for prying apart objects and pulling out
nails. Yet, despite its sturdy appearance, a poor-quality bar made from inferior
material can snap unexpectedly under pressure, putting workers at risk. That’s
why Hultafors, the Swedish hand tool maker, uses high-strength Ovako boron steel
for its best quality wrecking bars. The benefit is not only in increased safety,
it also enables Hultafors to produce wrecking bars with claws that are thin for
great access but still really strong.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

VACUUM TANK DEGASSING FACILITY DRIVES NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Aristotle said, “nature abhors a vacuum”. But our customers are loving the
impact of vacuum treatment on the high-quality steel produced by our
Smedjebacken mill in Sweden. This follows a €11 million investment in a Vacuum
Tank Degassing (VTD) facility that started operation in the summer of 2020. It
is the final piece of the jigsaw that enables Ovako to supply customers who need
high-performance, reliable and cost-effective steel for demanding applications,
especially in the automotive industry.

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SERVICES

DIGITAL AUDIT PROCESS HELPING TO KEEP STEEL PRODUCTION ON TRACK

We have overcome travel restrictions during the pandemic by working digitally to
achieve the annual quality management certifications for our mills. Maintaining
certifications is essential for us to continue supplying our customers.
Therefore, we have turned to web conferencing and video calls in place of the
usual in-person approach.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

HOW TO SPECIFY THE RIGHT TYPE OF WEAR RESISTANT STEEL

In the tough environments of the mining, construction and agricultural
industries, wear is a fact of life. However, with clever design and
specification of wear resistant WR-Steel, engineers can design machines to
withstand challenging conditions for longer. As a result, operators will get
more life from their machines, reduce repair and maintenance spend, and avoid
downtime.

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INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS

A QUICK GUIDE TO MECHANICAL WEAR AND TEAR

Abrasive wear shortens the life of equipment in agriculture, construction,
mining and other industries. When a machine experiences excessive wear, it has
to come out of service and go for repair or be replaced completely.

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SERVICES

MATERIAL DATA SHEETS – FIND THE BEST STEEL GRADE FOR YOUR APPLICATION ONLINE

Our Material Data Sheets (MDS) module is an important extension to Ovako’s
digital Steel Navigator. With just a few clicks of a mouse it enables you to
search a database of hundreds of steel grades to compare options and select the
best steel for your specific application.

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SERVICES

OVAKO’S PISTON ROD PREDICTOR CAN ENSURE YOUR DESIGN NEVER BUCKLES UNDER PRESSURE

We have developed a unique online tool, called the Piston Rod Predictor, to
compare the resistance of different steel grades to buckling in piston rod
applications. The emphasis is on buckling because it is the key design
consideration for hydraulic cylinders, especially in single-action, push-only
applications.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

FIRST IN THE WORLD TO HEAT STEEL USING HYDROGEN

Together with Linde Gas AB, Ovako have completed the world’s first successful
full-scale trial in a production environment of using hydrogen to heat steel
before rolling. The use of hydrogen in combustion would have a great positive
effect on the environment since the only emission generated is water vapor.

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STEEL PORTFOLIO

WHEN THE GOING GETS HOT – HYBRID STEEL® GETS GOING

Ovako has developed Hybrid Steel to merge the unique properties of tool steel,
maraging steel and stainless steel into one high-performance steel grade that
also offers the production economy of conventional engineering steels.

Read more


STEEL PORTFOLIO

R&D IS THE STRENGTH BEHIND HYBRID STEEL® – MEET STEVE OOI, A KEY MEMBER OF
OVAKO’S RESEARCH TEAM

Steve Ooi is an Ovako Group R&D technical specialist based in England, at the
University of Cambridge’s prestigious Maxwell Centre. We asked him to tell us
about his background and to answer some questions about the particular benefits
of Hybrid Steel.

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STEEL PORTFOLIO

HYBRID STEEL® – A STEP-CHANGE IN STEEL METALLURGY

Jan-Erik Andersson, Senior Group Technical Specialist, Ovako R&D answers our
questions about the new Hybrid Steel family.

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SUSTAINABILITY

PRODUCTS THAT PROVE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL CREDENTIALS

Sustainably-sourced steel can help OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
deliver climate-smart products and reduce their overall carbon footprint – and
in turn attract environmentally conscious customers and respond to tightening
legislation.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

MAKING STEEL STRONG – THE INSIDE STORY

To make our steel strong, Ovako takes precise control of three key factors: 1.
How the steel is cooled from its molten state 2. Its microstructure – the very
small scale structure seen under a microscope 3. Its chemical composition – both
the carbon content and other alloying elements

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ABOUT OVAKO

OVAKO IS A LEADING EUROPEAN MANUFACTURER OF ENGINEERING STEEL FOR CUSTOMERS E.G.
IN THE BEARING, TRANSPORTATION AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.




CAREER

OVAKO IS LOOKING FOR TALENTED, INNOVATIVE MINDS TO JOIN OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS
BECOMING A STEELMAKER WITH WORLD-LEADING CAPABILITIES.



With the right steel the only limit is your imagination. 



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