That said, to reach the pinnacle of productivity requires a holistic approach. In today’s world of automation and Industry 4.0, digital technology is providing new ways to make sure that your team are working effectively and that your machinery is calibrated for the job.  But even when machine settings have been optimised and the material is within specification, production can still be derailed by variation in properties of the input material and pressing process.

In the context of an automotive press shop, you need a steel that delivers the same results time after time. Tata Steel’s high-strength, highly formable DP800 steel benefits from consistent and stable mechanical properties, thanks to the tight manufacturing controls which provide tightly controlled mechanical properties, a uniform surface quality, exceptional flatness and tight gauge tolerances, creating a steel that is more consistent than any specification dictates. 

Using Tata Steel’s DP800 has multiple benefits for press shops  seeking to improve their productivity. First and foremost is the ability to save time. A dependable, reliable and repeatable product requires little intervention from the quality team. If things do go wrong, there is support from Tata Steel's experts to provide help to obtain a long term solution. Think of the wasted time involved in stamping parts from a product that varies in properties like strength along the coil or from blank to blank resulting in higher reject rates and reduced productivity. It can have major implications on costs, as well as deliverables for you, your customers and the end user.