1. Steel Yourself For The New COLORBOND® steel Colour Range
2. XLERPLATE® Ship Wins New Business
3. Cyclonic Area Design Manual for Steel Roofing & Walling
4. Special Australian Steel Gives Taiwanese Cranes The Edge
5. Hyperbaric Chambers Showcase Local Engineering
6. What Those Grades Really Mean
7. Did You Know...?

Muted browns, earthy yellows, purplish greys and deep-moody blues are the absolute latest trends in colour. But they're only part of the excitement surrounding our soon-to-be-released colour range. COLORBOND® steel will also be offering a new pre-painted coating technology that's proven to look newer for longer. Even in Australia's harshest conditions. To register your interest in the new COLORBOND® steel range go to:

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=23ColourLaunch

South Australian designed, ultra-efficient, fishing vessels built with XLERPLATE® steel are winning local and export business for an innovative shipyard. Developed by BHP Steel, XLERPLATE® steel offers customers a flexible steel plate solution that is suitable for structural, pressure vessel and heat treatable applications. To find out more about the New Generation vessel range go to:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=23XLERPLATEShip

This Cyclonic Area Design Manual for Steel Roofing and Walling is designed as a reference guide to the correct installation of the LYSAGHT® range of steel roofing and walling profiles in cyclonic conditions. If you're a user of the manual, it's important that you're aware that the manual has recently been updated. The primary change in the manual has been made to the batten spacings table. To view the new version of the manual visit:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=23CyclonicManual

A recent export success for Bisalloy Steels serves to illustrate how the engineering benefits of quenched and tempered (Q&T) steels can, in the right application, be turned into tangible and substantial market benefits. Taiwan's leading manufacturer of truck-mounted cranes, GW Machinery, has dramatically increased its market share since adopting Bisalloy's Bisplate steel for its cranes. For more information on how GW Machinery has increased it's market share, go to:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=23TaiwaneseCranes

An Australian specialist in hyperbaric chamber design has combined an innovative design approach with state of the art engineering and fabrication facilities to redefine the form and function of medical hyperbaric chambers. Melbourne-based Fink Engineering has designed a series of rectangular chambers for hyperbaric use in hospitals transforming the way in which hyperbaric medicine is practised. To find out more about this innovative design change read the article at:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=23HyperbaricChamber

There's more to selecting a grade of steel than simply using the short form such as "250" or "Grade 250" - there are important detail differences between the different steels covered by these general headings. This article highlights some of the different characteristics inherent in specific types of steels, and also what some of the common terms used in the industry are. To learn more about the nomenclature of grades, go to:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=23GradesMean

Five completely trivial but fun facts to boggle your mind. The theme for this edition of 'S.O.S' is birds. Did you know:

• Birds must fly at an average speed of 17.7 km/h to stay aloft.
• After bathing, starlings frequently dry themselves off by using sheep as towels.
• An albatross can sleep in midair while flying at a speed of 56km/h.
• A 3 month old baby pelican weighs more than a full grown adult pelican.
• The petrel, a small sea bird, drinks only seawater. If left inland beside fresh water, it will die of thirst
  

Thanks for reading,

Adam Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager

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