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Machining & Materials Testing for Steel Components
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Our Value-Added Services
From materials testing in our own laboratory to machining, heat treatment and welding, as well as our own raw material stock: SDS offers comprehensive services from a single source. Ensuring the highest quality, streamlined processes and maximum flexibility – even for the most demanding requirements of the security and defence industry.
Materials Testing / Laboratory Services
Expert Advice and Comprehensive Service.
Our own certified laboratory. The independent and certified laboratory provides destructive and non-destructive materials testing in accordance with current standards. Using state-of-the-art testing equipment and extensive technical expertise, we deliver precise and traceable results – supported by individual, application-specific advice.
The S+C Testing and Laboratory Centre, certified to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, has served for many years as an independent facility for the development, testing, examination and classification of materials.
All tests are carried out by our in-house inspection and quality assurance departments and can, if required, be witnessed by inspection and classification bodies such as TÜV, Lloyd’s Register (LRS), Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and others.
Materials Testing and Laboratory Expertise for Safety-Critical Applications
- 01 Non-destructive testing: Our testing laboratories perform chemical analyses as well as dye penetrant, magnetic particle, ultrasonic and radiographic testing for wall thicknesses of up to 200 mm. Our capabilities also include leak testing and precise dimensional inspections.
- 02 Mechanical testing: To evaluate material behaviour, we perform tensile, elevated-temperature tensile, compression and bend tests, as well as Charpy impact tests up to 450 J and hardness testing according to HB, HV and HRC.
- 03 Metallography and corrosion testing: Microstructural and macrostructural examinations, grain size and inclusion cleanliness assessments, as well as intergranular corrosion (IGC), critical pitting temperature (CPT) and critical crevice temperature (CCT) tests provide reliable insights into microstructural quality and corrosion resistance.
- 04 Electron microscopy and materials analysis: State-of-the-art field emission electron microscopes operating under ultra-high vacuum, together with conventional and low-vacuum systems equipped with EDX and WDX analytical capabilities, enable high-resolution materials and failure analyses down to the micro- and nanoscale.
FOR OPTIMAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES
Heat Treatment
Targeted heat treatment is a key factor in optimising material properties to meet specific requirements.
Precisely controlled processes have a significant impact on the performance, strength and reliability of components. SDS has access to modern heat treatment facilities and extensive metallurgical expertise to achieve these results.
PRECISION IN EVERY MACHINING PROCESS
Machining
With state-of-the-art manufacturing technology and extensive technical expertise, SDS offers a wide range of machining capabilities. These include turning, milling, drilling and deep-hole drilling – even for particularly large components.
As a reliable system supplier, SDS also coordinates additional machining processes such as grinding, honing and gear cutting through qualified partners when required. The result is precision-machined components and ready-to-install assemblies from a single source – tailored to the demanding requirements of the security and defence industry.
JOINING, PRODUCTION AND REPAIR WELDING
Welding Services
With extensive welding expertise, SDS provides production, repair and joining welds for demanding components and assemblies.
Our qualified specialists select the most suitable welding process for each application – from MIG, MAG and manual metal arc (MMA) welding to laser and electron beam welding, which we carry out in cooperation with specialised partners.
Our welding expertise, verified by TÜV Rheinland, reflects the highest quality standards, precision workmanship and reliable welded joints – even for the most demanding requirements of the security and defence industry.
SECURITY OF SUPPLY – STRONG PARTNERS, OWN RESOURCES
Raw Material Storage
In an increasingly uncertain geopolitical environment, reliable access to raw materials is a critical success factor.
As part of the Schmidt + Clemens Group, SDS benefits from an internationally connected manufacturing network and a well-established global network of reliable raw material suppliers.
Long-term supply agreements, established partnerships and dedicated raw material storage facilities at the Group’s headquarters in Germany provide a high level of security of supply. This ensures the availability of essential raw materials for the production of demanding steel and stainless steel cast components – even under challenging market conditions.
Casting Tomorrow’s Solutions Today.
Let us discuss your project. As a specialised partner to the security and defence industry, we develop high-quality steel and stainless steel components as well as metallurgical solutions – with reliability, a collaborative approach and the materials expertise of Steel Defence Solutions.
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