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The Applications of Advanced High-Strength Steel
What’s the material that is on the forefront of innovation in the automobile industry? If you guessed aluminum or composite steels, you guessed wrong. When it comes to increasing fuel efficiency, quality, affordability, and [...]
Steel Service Center Spotlight: NMM Monterrey
National Material of Mexico is one of the largest steel service manufacturers in Mexico, serving the automotive, HVAC, home appliance, motor and transformer industries. We operate in many areas throughout Mexico, with our recently [...]
A Brief History of the Mexican Steel Industry
A Brief History of the Mexican Steel Industry The Metal Industry in Mexico currently employs 38% of all industry workers, making it among the most important sources of employment in the country. More specifically, [...]
Global Tooling Resources Offers Automotive Stamping Die Solutions
National Material of Mexico is part of the National Material L.P (NMLP) family of companies, and our partnership with Global Tooling Resources (GTR) offers value to our friends and customers in the automotive industry [...]
National Material of Mexico Utilizes Red Bud’s Steel Slitting Line For Ultra High-Tensile Materials
Luis Villaseñor, Director of Operations for National Material of Mexico, on NMM’s Red Bud steel slitting line which incorporates precision large arbor technology that was specially designed to address the unique demands of [...]
The Creation and Life of an Advanced High-Strength Steel
Advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) are complex materials that are revolutionizing the auto industry. Each step of the process – the various microstructures and chemical compositions – are a result of a carefully controlled heating [...]
Equipment Spotlight: Utilization of the Lankhorst Roll-Stop System
Steel manufacturing is a BIG job producing a very large, heavy final product. Many protocols are taken to ensure the safety of the factory workers including the use of the Lankhorst roll-stop system. This [...]
Steel and the Heavy Truck Manufacturing Industry in Mexico
Just during 2017 alone, Mexico was able to increase its heavy truck exports by 7.6% with 90% of these heading to the United States. This is likely because many vehicle and heavy truck manufacturers [...]
The Distinctions Between Hot and Cold Rolled Steel
The type of steel that best fits your project’s need will vary depending on how the steel will be applied. Understanding different steel types will allow you to pick a steel that performs best for [...]