Mantella wins Swedish Steel Prize 2018

Italian OEM, Mantella, has been awarded the Swedish Steel Prize 2018 for designing an innovative Stratosphere 3.0 rear tipping semi-trailer.

“Mantella has come up with a unique design that represents an entirely new generation in tipper and body solutions,” said Eva Peterson – Chair of the Swedish Steel Prize jury and Head of SSAB’s Strategic R&D. “Skilled design work, smart production methods and fully utilising the advantages of high-strength and wear-resistant steel made it possible.”

Mantella’s Stratosphere 3.0 rear tipping semi-trailer reportedly offers customers a chassis with the same weight as an aluminium frame, but with superior mechanical properties. It has excellent wear resistance, a greater fatigue life, and a weight reduction of approximately 30 per cent when compared to previous trailer chassis.

The chassis is made entirely of high-strength steel with formed Z-beams instead of the classic welded I profile. Eliminating the welded beams improves fatigue resistance as well as production efficiency, according to SSAB. It also provides an increase in load capacity, while maintaining a low weight. In addition, the body of the Stratosphere 3.0 is made from wear-resistant steel.

End users of the Stratosphere 3.0 reportedly confirm that with the same workload as previous models, they can achieve a greater payload, more on-road stability with a full load, and a significant reduction in fuel and tire consumption.

The Swedish Steel Prize is now awarded for the 19th time, and the winner will receive a statuette by the sculptor Jörg Jeschke and a cash prize of SEK €9,600 to be donated to a charity of the winner’s choice.

The other finalists, CTE S.p.A. from Italy, JAK-Metalli Oy from Finland and Trufab Global from Australia, were runners-up in the Swedish Steel Prize 2018.

SSAB recently announced that it is one of the main participants in a new Swedish corporate initiative regarding circular material flows.

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