Stainless Steel Fasteners Ltd (SSF), a leading UK manufacturer of high-integrity specialist fasteners, is the first fastener manufacturing company to be awarded NORSOK M-650 accreditation by Statoil ASA.
SSF has been qualified for the hot forging of its range of super duplex stainless steel fasteners. The Chesterfield- based company attributes the accreditation to a 30% increase in turnover over the last six months as oil and gas operating companies increasingly recognise that hot forged fasteners manufactured from super duplex to NORSOK standard can contribute significantly to the life and integrity of tools and assemblies.
The standard verifies SSF’s skill in developing a process that eliminates the risk of the problems associated with the hot forging of this high-grade material. (…)
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