ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products
EuroGroup’s high-end motor cores integrate ArcelorMittal’s extensive portfolio of specialist NOES steels for a range of applications.
Eurogroup Laminations and ArcelorMittal are partnering to deliver smart, high-specification motor core solutions, combining EuroGroup’s global leadership in the design and production of motor cores with ArcelorMittal’s expertise and increasing capacity in non-oriented electrical steels (NOES).
“Responding to EU deadlines for the transition away from conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035, global automotive OEMs are looking not only for the best performing electric motors, but also partners who can reliably develop the European capacity for high volume vehicle production”, says Marco Barabino, Key Account Manager Electrical Steel at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products. “That’s why we’re collaborating closely with EuroGroup, and investing heavily in new electrical steel production lines at Mardyck in France, that will triple our annual production capacity to 300,000 tonnes”.
Marco Barabino, Key Account Manager Electrical Steel at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products.
ArcelorMittal has developed its dedicated iCARe® range of innovative electrical steels specifically for the automotive market. Global R&D teams and engineers from ArcelorMittal and EuroGroup’s EV division have joined forces to build these iCARe® offerings into bespoke motor core solutions for EuroGroup’s customers, covering the fundamental traction requirements, and also the increasing range of high-end auxiliary motors now incorporated in all vehicles, such as Electric Power Steering, oil and water pumps and heat pumps for thermal management of the car.
ArcelorMittal’s three main iCARe® offerings - iCARe® Torque, iCARe® Save and iCARe® Speed.
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EuroGroup’s Industrial division also works closely with ArcelorMittal employing the latter’s extensive portfolio of NOES products and grades, which are recognised internationally for their high-performance, quality and sustainability, and are used in a wide range of applications.
“Each customer is looking for very specific performance characteristics from motor cores,
and we have a range of standard and more tailor-made solutions. Our Global R&D teams are working
closely with Eurogroup's engineering teams to co-develop the next range of products.
The thickness of the steel and its lamination characteristics impact its polarisation,
magnetic and energy loss properties. Together, all these factors, determine its performance. Therefore, product
development and refinement are constantly evolving and never stands still”, says Marco Barabino.
ArcelorMittal Europe is tripling its electrical steel production capacity at Mardyck in France to 300,000 tonnes.