3D printing has opened exciting new avenues for engineers and forced product designers to reimagine what is possible. The ability to print complex metallic parts using advanced alloys anywhere in the world is undoubtedly impressive but not without its flaws. Now scientists at Heriot-Watt University, in collaboration with Carnegie-Mellon University and
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Steelmakers are sceptical about the planned concession of Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited after Nigeria imported iron, steel, and metals valued at N837.761bn in the third and the fourth quarters of 2021. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Africa’s most populous nation brought in basic metals, iron, and steel products with
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Since the mid-1990s, a type of steel column that commonly features slender cross-sectional elements has become more prevalent in buildings along the West Coast of the United States and in other seismically active regions. Although these columns have complied with modern design standards, our understanding of how they would perform
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Distributors of iron rods in Nigeria under the aegis of Iron Rod Distributors Association of Nigeria have raised the alarm over what it describes as “saboteurs of war against substandard steel products” in Nigeria. The National President, IRDAN, Gbenga Awoyale, expressed concerns that the Standard Organization of Nigeria had allegedly failed
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Resilience, innovation and adaptability are the tripartite prongs that has sustained Dorman Long, a manufacturing and steel producing company, for seven decades despite the odds The operating business environment in Nigeria is dynamic and constantly evolving with the ability to adapt, as a crucial element for survival. For businesses in the country,
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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has warned steel manufacturers to calibrate their equipment used for the production of steel rods and reinforcement bars or be forced out of business. The Director General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, said it is not business as usual, as the agency will ensure that all
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No fewer than 100 youths across the country have participated in Entrepreneurship Training on Steel and Foundry Technology programme at Metallurgical Training Centre Ajaokuta, Kogi State. The Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Uchechukwu Ogah, described the Entrepreneurship Training on Steel and Foundry Technology as value added initiative that
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A human rights activist based in Kogi State, Chief Haruna Ahmed Osike has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari not to be distracted in his quest to revitalise the Ajaokuta Steel Industry located in the state. Osike made the appeal in Okene, Kogi State on Sunday while speaking against the backdrop of
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It would appear that the latest crime in town is rail track vandalism. Reports of rail tracks and clips being removed by hoodlums are being reported throughout the parts of Nigeria where railways are found. The month of May 2021 has been a nightmarish one for the struggling Nigerian Railway Corporation,
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When it comes to powering mobile robots, batteries present a problematic paradox: the more energy they contain, the more they weigh, and thus the more energy the robot needs to move. Energy harvesters, like solar panels, might work for some applications, but they don't deliver power quickly or consistently enough
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