{"id":3072,"date":"2026-10-23T15:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/?p=3072"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:11:58","slug":"hubei-daming-improves-material-utilisation-for-heat-treatment-furnace-components","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/sl_si\/hubei-daming-improves-material-utilisation-for-heat-treatment-furnace-components\/","title":{"rendered":"Hubei Daming Improves Material Utilisation for Heat-Treatment Furnace Components"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hubei Daming has completed the precision cutting and processing of critical structural components for heat-treatment furnace equipment at a chemical plant. By optimising cutting layouts and reworking component designs to suit the available material, the team helped the customer maximise the use of its existing stainless steel stock, reduce material waste and keep the project on schedule.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3074\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3074 size-large\" title=\"Heat treatment furnace equipment and associated structural components for industrial applications\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Heat-treatment-furnace-equipment-and-associated-structural-components-for-industrial-applications-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"Heat treatment furnace equipment and associated structural components for industrial applications\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Heat-treatment-furnace-equipment-and-associated-structural-components-for-industrial-applications-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Heat-treatment-furnace-equipment-and-associated-structural-components-for-industrial-applications-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Heat-treatment-furnace-equipment-and-associated-structural-components-for-industrial-applications-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Heat-treatment-furnace-equipment-and-associated-structural-components-for-industrial-applications-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Heat-treatment-furnace-equipment-and-associated-structural-components-for-industrial-applications.jpg 1074w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heat treatment furnace equipment and associated structural components for industrial applications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project involved a wide range of structural components in different sizes and specifications, all requiring 309S stainless steel supplied by the customer. With limited stock available, conventional nesting layouts based on the original drawings would have generated significant offcuts, making it difficult to produce the full set of components without increasing material consumption.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3073\" style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3073\" title=\"Precision cutting and optimised nesting of 309S stainless steel components\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Precision-cutting-and-optimised-nesting-of-309S-stainless-steel-components.png\" alt=\"Precision cutting and optimised nesting of 309S stainless steel components\" width=\"612\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Precision-cutting-and-optimised-nesting-of-309S-stainless-steel-components.png 612w, https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Precision-cutting-and-optimised-nesting-of-309S-stainless-steel-components-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dmsteels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Precision-cutting-and-optimised-nesting-of-309S-stainless-steel-components-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Precision cutting and optimised nesting of 309S stainless steel components<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To address this challenge, Hubei Daming&#8217;s processing engineering team worked closely with the customer&#8217;s technical team to assess the drawings and refine the manufacturing approach. Taking the available stock and component requirements into account, the engineers reconfigured the design of ring-shaped reinforcing components that would otherwise have resulted in considerable material waste. They then translated the revised designs into optimised cutting layouts through detailed drawing work and precision programming.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The revised approach enabled all required structural components to be cut from the available material, significantly improving material utilisation. By making better use of the customer&#8217;s existing stock, the solution reduced raw material waste and helped control project costs, while supporting the timely completion of the components.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This project highlights the value of integrating engineering input with precision metal processing. By working with customers to address material constraints at the design and production planning stages, Hubei Daming delivers practical solutions that improve resource efficiency and support more cost-effective manufacturing. The company will continue to draw on its processing capabilities and engineering expertise to help customers overcome production challenges across a range of industrial applications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hubei Daming has completed the precision cutting and processing of critical structural components for heat-treatment furnace equipment at a chemical plant. 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