Strenx® offers a concrete solution for lighter, more durable concrete boom pumps

Long before the concrete boom pump company Betonstar was established in 2008, its founders were familiar with Strenx^® performance steel. Like manufacturers in many other sectors, they wanted to make their vehicles stronger yet lighter with high-strength steel grades that outperform mild steel and grades below 700 MPa (101 ksi) in tough environments. High yield-strength steels like Strenx^® steel are designed to work under heavy load stresses without causing equipment failure.

And when they looked at the two primary considerations for ensuring customer satisfaction – lighter weight and high safety – they knew the way forward was to continue using different Strenx^® steel grades in their products.

Erol Yıldız, factory manager at Betonstar, is involved in the day-to-day production and is no stranger to Strenx^® steel and its key benefits.

“In our products, we have to provide the lowest possible weight combined with the highest possible safety,” he says. “Workers need to be safe when operating these products. We can only achieve this with SSAB’s steel products. We use Strenx^® in all steel structures of our concrete boom pumps.”

Another reason Betonstar appreciates Strenx^® steel is for its workshop properties.

“We love using this material because it gives us high-quality results in production when cutting, welding and bending,” factory manager Yıldız says.

Strenx^® steel has extremely consistent properties, ensuring precision and efficiency in the workshop. It is delivered with a set of guarantees for tight thickness tolerances, tight flatness tolerances and bending guarantees – a safeguard for trouble-free production with every batch of material. Also, the steel can generally be processed by the same kind of machinery and technology used for conventional steel.

Customer benefits

• End users get products with a longer service life, low maintenance and high resale value
• Thinner dimensions of stronger steel helped to slash the weight of truck-mounted concrete pumps and other models
• More flexible, innovative design options – company can produce longer booms with greater reach or reduced vehicle length with increased strength
• Guaranteed properties and close tolerances for consistent results and superior workshop performance
• Priority technical and marketing support as a My Inner Strenx^® program member

Get a Strenx^® upgrading consultation

Find out what upgrading to Strenx^® can do for your products and your business.

Since 2016, Betonstar has been a qualified member of the My Inner Strenx^® program. As such, their concrete boom pumps that have been certified by SSAB display a decal with the My Inner Strenx^® logo and a unique, traceable ID. This sign assures its users that the product is made to the highest standards using Strenx^® steel and is optimized to be strong and light for demanding applications.

The program brings value both to Betonstar and to its own customers. Işıl Köker, purchasing manager at Betonstar, has this to say:
“With the traceability IDs, we can trace all the components of our concrete pumps, which manufacturer they came from, who welded them, and who operated them. The My Inner Strenx decal on a used product makes it attractive and gives it a higher resale value, because it shows that you’re buying a reliable product that was manufactured using a reliable production process.”

For Betonstar, this benefit is crucial in the newer markets the company is entering. “We notice that end users recognize the quality of SSAB products, so the label on our concrete pumps actually helps to improve our growth and reputation on the market,” Köker says.

Betonstar’s R&D manager appreciates the close technical support they get during the design process.

“For instance, with SSAB’s help we can plan ahead to form the sheets during production,” he says. “With SSAB's technical support, we can achieve the advantages of these sheets with fewer tests and less waste. SSAB can even do the calculations for us when welding the sheets! And SSAB has supported us in every area from day one.”

Strenx^® performance steel can make your products stronger, lighter, safer, more competitive and moresustainable. We call it performance steel, because it adds performance beyond ordinary structural steel.