“Support plates as part of the overall structure play an important role in terms of safety and performance of our mobile cranes. Amstrong® Ultra 960MCL makes a valuable contribution to this.”
At bauma 2025, held in Munich in April, all the entities of ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products producing and transforming high strength and wear-resistant steels for the machinery industry were on-hand at the exhibition: the flat products division, Industeel, the tubular products division, and delegates from the steel service and distribution centres.
Sustainability was a key theme for the 34th bauma. The 2040 Paris climate target is aiming to reduce CO2e emissions by 90%, impacting all industries.
Electrification trends are leading to lower payloads, necessitating weight reduction in many equipments. In this context, reducing manufacturing costs and time-to-market while maintaining performances is vital. Equipment manufacturers have to comply with increasingly strict safety regulations, and at the same time ensure durability and easy maintenance. Using the right materials and designs is part of the solution.
“Support plates as part of the overall structure play an important role in terms of safety and performance of our mobile cranes. Amstrong® Ultra 960MCL makes a valuable contribution to this.”
And in an age of great changes and transition – whether it is fluctuating costs, extreme weather, geopolitical issues, or changing regulations and supply chain pressures – delivering industrial and supply stability is essential for cost reduction, business performance, and customer satisfaction. ArcelorMittal delivers this stability.
Most of the exchanges with our visitors were about our Amstrong® and Amstrong® Ultra structural plates, and their “proven performance” as ArcelorMittal’s response to the challenges of our customers.
Amstrong® proven performance: a mix of features of our steel, its quality standards, outstanding dimensional range and availability through our 27 agencies in 21 countries, and our 100 steel service centres and distributors, all supported by the Group’s unique technical and R&D capabilities.
Our coils and sheets ranges from 235 to 960 MPa in strength, up to 2000 mm wide and up to 20 millimetre thickness. These grades allow for strong and efficient designs with significant weight reductions: up to 20% for a dipper arm, 24% for an operator cabin, 40% for hinged tow bars.
“ We developed our Strong Master tipper semitrailer which is 600kg lighter than made with traditional steel grade, a good example of a state-of-the-art tipper that uses ArcelorMittal’s high-strength steel.”
Łukasz Trzeciakiewicz, Senior Product Manager, Wielton Group
Solutions like Relia® increase lifetimes for wear parts by 3 to 6 times. Fatigue tests of solutions designed with Amstrong® achieve circa 3 times longer lifetimes than the same solution designed with lower strength steel.
Guaranteed mechanical properties and toughness ensure safety in use. ArcelorMittal's R&D provides comprehensive services to deliver safer designs, including CAD, FEA, prototyping, and welding equipment.
“It is critically important to HMF that ArcelorMittal has the R&D skills we need and that we have direct access to these personnel. An example is the development of stronger grades which is essential to the development of HMF. “
Mogens Kjærgaard, Category Manager for HMF Group
Low carbon-emissions steel was a key-topic this year at bauma.
"Our XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel, which reduces CO2e emissions by up to 70% compared to conventional methods, is a solution that our customers can rely on today to lower their final product embodied carbon footprint as well as their company scope 3 emissions here and now.”
Jan de Moor, Marketing Manager for heavy machinery at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat products
Looking forward, ArcelorMittal is investing through R&D in the solutions for tomorrow, featuring extreme strength, whilst retaining good formability and delivering increased impact toughness. These steels will be particularly suitable for the demanding applications of wear parts in construction and mining.
bauma is the world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment. With a total exhibition space of 614,000 square meters and 3 500 exhibitors, bauma is one of the largest trade shows in the world.
bauma is aimed at trade visitors from the construction industry, including building contractors, architects and engineers, construction machinery manufacturers and dealers and researchers and experts in the construction industry.
bauma offers a unique opportunity for all participants to find out about the latest trends, products and innovations in the construction industry and to make valuable contacts.
ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products, together with Industeel and Tubular Products, were present in hall A6, dedicated to accessories, spare and wear parts.
More information: https://bauma.de/en/trade-fair/
Some of our Amstrong® experts who welcomed our customers at Bauma, from left to right: Dorleta ERTZIBENGOA, Customer technical support manager. Jerôme GUTH, Head of segments business development. Jan de MOOR, Marketing manager for heavy machinery and Stephan CONDERMANN, Account Manager Germany.
Faymonville was one of ArcelorMittal's customers present at bauma 2025.
The BladeMAX1000 by Faymonville with its 1000 mT load capacity is the strongest available on the market of blade lifters.
“Our internal standards go way beyond those of the transport industry in general. The use of high strength steels such as Amstrong® and Amstrong® Ultra enable Faymonville to create trailers which are lighter. This allows the payload of on-road vehicles to be higher."
Guy Fickers, technical director
Wielton's Strong Master tipper semitrailer is 600kg lighter than made with traditional steel grade
Amstrong® and Amstrong® Ultra are high strength steels with proven performance for demanding applications. Manufactured up to 20 mm thick and 2050 mm width and featuring yield strengths ranging from 240 to 1100 MPa, they combine superior formability with robust toughness and fatigue resistance.
Relia® is a range of high hardness, low-alloyed martensitic steels, available everywhere in Europe through a network of 50 distributors. From 400HBW to 500HBW, 3 to 150 mm thickness.
Our PVC laminated steel is a robust, food-safe coated steel for refrigerated trucks and containers
Magnelis®, our best-in-class steel for protection against corrosion, even in the harshest environments, is recommended for all applications in contact with concrete and soil, but also: