STEEL FABRICATION & METALWORKING
Steel Construction New
Zealand has announced
the publication of the “New
Zealand Structural Steelwork
Specification in Compliance
with AS/NZS 5131” and "New
Zealand Guide to the Sourcing
of Compliant Structural Steels".
SCNZ has created the
NZ Structural Steelwork
Specification in Compliance
with AS/NZS 5131. This
generic specification has been
configured to apply to general
structural steel framing for
buildings and structures. The
specification is intended to be
the implementation tool used
to embed the requirements
of the recently published New
Zealand Standard AS/NZS
5131 (Structural Steelwork
– Fabrication and Erection)
into New Zealand engineering
and steelwork procurement
practice.
The specification:
• Presents a standardised
template for creating
project-specific and/
or company specific
specifications for structural
steelwork.
• Relies on AS/NZS 5131
for the definition of good
practice.
• Provides editable AS/
NZS 5131 project-specific
selections for you to
configure the specification
for your particular project or
company.
• Provides the structure to
define the Construction
Category for your project or
component.
The intent of this document is
to standardise the specification
of structural steelwork
requirements across New
Zealand.
“This will significantly increase
efficiencies in project delivery
and cost, improve quality and
compliance, and provide long
term value. In combination with
‘Steel Fabrication Certification’
(SFC) of SCNZ Structural Steel
Contractors, our community
can expect minimised risk, fitfor
purpose, value engineered
outcomes for structural
steelwork projects in New
Zealand,” says SCNZ.
SCNZ encourages you
to provide feedback to
improve the document. It
is available for viewing at:
http://www.tinyurl.com/
SCNZSteelworkSpecification
LESS WASTE
AND ENERGY
USAGE WITH SWITCH TO SSAB STEEL
Olofsfors, a Swedish
manufacturer of steel
products for the forestry and
construction industries, has
reduced its material usage,
optimised its production
process and developed a
lighter, more fuel-efficient
product. How? By moving
its production in house and
switching to SSAB Boron 27
steel.
“We have transitioned from
using pre-manufactured
parts to buying steel that
we press and manufacture
in house,” explains Maria
Ragnarsson, Olofsfors’ head
of purchasing and logistics.
“Now that we control our
production process, we’re
generating less waste and
making a more sustainable
product.”
In 2008, Olofsfors opted to
bring the production process
for its ECO-Tracks for
forestry machines in house.
In the search for a supplier to
provide the steel for the side
supports on the tracks, it
chose SSAB Boron 27 steel.
THE REAL
DEAL ON
STEEL
16 October 2018
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