Industrial Trade

Steel is used in so many industrial applications today that it is hard to imagine a time when it did not exist. The very use of steel has had such an impact globally that it almost defines industrialisation. Steel is used for the support structures in many buildings, and large scale structures such as skyscrapers and large container ships would not even exist if it were not for steel. Many smaller steel structures have become common place in the working practices of many different industries as well, with things like Prefabricated Garages (Fertiggaragen) and small steel components being used on a daily basis. The use of prefabrication in design, especially in garages (Garagen) and sheds, has only been widely used since the development of high grade steel parts that have all been developed and measured with extreme accuracy.

Steel and Iron are used in a large variety of areas, from railway tracks and roads to infrastructure projects and buildings. Concrete used on a large scale always has a steel matrix type structure underneath it to add support to the concrete, and this is a good example of how one industrial material – concrete, would not be used as effectively if it were not for the use of another industrial material – steel. Most large structures use steel as a skeleton to support the structure, often in a way where it is not seen upon completion. Smaller industrial trades such as car manufacturers and appliance manufacturers also depend on steel for many parts of their manufacturing process. Although aluminium is being used more and more, it is still steel that is mainly used to build cars and other automobiles.

Other common and essential industrial uses for steel include pipeline transportation, ship building, mining, heavy earth equipment and vehicle armour. There are also many other smaller but no less essential uses of steel across many industries. Nails, screws and most other regularly used building components are made from steel, as are springs, tools and surgical equipment. There are many businesses who provide services in the steel prefabrication industry, such as Ott garages (Ott Garagen) . These types of garages are very practical and can be found all across the world and used in many different industrial and personal environments. Prefabricated garages are often the workrooms and tool sheds of many different types of tradespeople, meaning that even the people not involved directly with steel are literally surrounded by it as they work.