WinSteel. In comparison with the previous data update we added new grades by standards Q/320582 (China), GOST, GOST R, GOST ISO as well as by several TUs (CIS countries). Information on grades included in several AWS, ASTM (USA), GB, GB/T (China) standards as well as in several TUs (CIS countries) was updated.

In a result of the addition of new grades the total number of grades included in the database is 266,688 now.

WinAlloy. In comparison with the previous data update we added Russian non-ferrous alloys on base of Cu, Ni, Au, Ag, Os, Rh as well as Ag-based solders by new GOST standards issued in 2015-2016.

In a result of the addition of new grades the total number of grades included in the database is 149,962 now.

WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 10 new mills and managing companies was added in the database. They are Russian manufactures of bars, rods, tubes, forgings, coating sheets, roll-formed profiles and grinding balls.

Now WinPlant. BLACK database contains information on products of 769 plants including 75 plants of non-CIS countries.

We added in the database information on concaster lauched at StavStal mill, new OTO 633 welding tube unit installed at Noginsk Pipe Section Mill as well as on new products developed by 12 plants. Information on 77 mills included in the database earlier and on their products and traders, was updated.

WinPlant. RED. Information on 5 new plants was included in the database. These are Russian producers of cast bronze and brass rods, bushes, tubes, plates, rings as well as Pb pigs.

Now WinPlant. RED database contains information on products of 370 plants including 13 plants of non-CIS countries.

We added in the database information on new products developed by 3 plants. Information on 36 plants included in the database earlier and on their products and traders was updated.

WinSteel. In comparison with the previous data update we added new grades by standards API (USA), AS (Australia), Q/BQB, YB/T, HB (China), NES (Japan), GOST, GOST R, GOST ISO, TU, STB (CIS countries) as well as ISO. Information on grades included in several AWS (USA), DIN (Germany), AS (Australia), GB (China), GOST (CIS countries) standards was updated.

In a result of the addition of new grades the total number of grades included in the database is 264,152 now.

WinAlloy. In comparison with the previous data update we added non-ferrous alloys by GB/T, GB (China), GOST, GOST R (CIS countries) standards. Information on alloys included in several AWS (USA), DIN (Germany), BS (Great Britain), OST (CIS countries), ISO standards, was updated.

In a result of the addition of new grades the total number of grades included in the database is 149,774 now.

WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 7 new mills and managing companies was added in the database. They are Russian manufactures of ribbed tubes, welding wire, grinding balls, forgings, roll-formed profiles.

Now WinPlant. BLACK database contains information on products of 767 plants including 75 plants of non-CIS countries.

We added in the database information on new products developed by 18 plants. Information on 82 mills included in the database earlier and on their products and traders, was updated.

WinPlant. RED. Information on 3 new plants was included in the database. These are Russian producers of Al extruded profiles and secondary Al alloys.

Now WinPlant. RED database contains information on products of 372 plants including 13 plants of non-CIS countries.

We added in the database information on new equipment installed at Kamensk-Uralsky Non-Ferrous Working Plant as well as new products developed by 3 plants. Information on 28 plants included in the database earlier and on their products and traders was updated.

We have issued new WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 versions. We thank all our users who participated in the software testing and gave us their comments on the software. With your help, we will become better.

The main differences from existing WinSteel 7 and WinAlloy 8 versions are in the following.

1.	WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 are maximally adapted for Windows 10 but can operate under Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8.
2.	The search for a grade designation in the database became more clear and user-friendly. We merged the search for a grade by locator and the search for a grade by part of its designation in the same window. In WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 you'll find the both entry fields under the list-box of grades one above the other. Herewith, the search by part of grade designation is carried out instantaneously. The grades contain the entered group of letters and figures in their designations, are screened in the list immediately as you type character by character in the corresponding field.
3.	All information on a steel or non-ferrous grade (chemical composition, mechanical properties, list of standards) is available in a tree form in a single unified window now. This allows: to provide the information in more intuitive and user-friendly form; to provide the ability to print and to save in a file not all information on a grade, but only part of information you need (for example you can print or save properties of a grade by not all the standards but by a standard you need only); to give a user possibility to change height of the window with information on a grade as well as to scale all software windows (see below).
4.	For all grades we added the Note text field. In this field you can input your own information on a grade which will be saved on your PC.
5.	In WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 we modified the algorithm of automatical search by chemical composition. The modified algorithm is much better and more accurately selects steel grades by manually input chemical composition as well as finds close grades in the search for equivalents by comparison of chemical compositions.
6.	In WinSteel 8 Prof and WinSteel 8 VIP versions we created and added a converter which helps to translate values of mechanical properties from Metric System to British Imperial System and conversely.
7.	For ease of data representation a user is able to move the border between the window with a list of grades of the selected designation (the top right window) and the window with information on the selected steel or non-ferrous grade (the bottom right window), increasing the height of the required window.
8.	In WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 it is possible to adapt the software windows to different screen resolutions as well as to different screen font sizes. You can do this using ability to change (expand or reduce) dimensions of all software windows; by select other sizes of screen fonts which are different from the font sizes by default.
9.	In the window with information on the selected steel or non-ferrous grade you are able to select fonts you prefer (type, weight and size) to display different parts of information on a steel or alloy (you can use different fonts for composition, for tree and values of properties, for list of standards covering the grade).
10.	In WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 we provided the ability of automatical load the software database in the memory during start of your PC. This allows to run the software virtually instantaneously when you require it.

We'll support both versions 7 and versions 8 of our software to the end of this year. Since January 1st 2017 the support of the versions 7 will be stopped.

All our current users will receive new WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 versions for free by our support service. Those whose support is over for the time being, to get the new versions have to pay for not only the support prolongation (or recommencement), but for the upgrade also.

To become familiar with the new WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 versions we invite our current and potential users to participate in our webinars. During the webinars we'll show you all the new software features. This will facilitate transition to operation with the new version for the current users and give a conception of the software and its features for new and potential users.

Webinar for the current users will be on Wednesday, June 15th at 16:00 CET (Central European Time, GMT +1:00). To register please click the link below.

Webinar for new and potential users will be on Wednesday, June 22nd at 16:00 CET (Central European Time, GMT +1:00). To register please click the link below

Please notice that the webinars will be different. During webinar for the current users we'll show the new features only and tell how to test the software to give us your comments and proposals. During webinar for new and potential users we'll show how to get information on any steel grade and its foreign equivalents using WinSteel 8 in details. So please do not confuse and register webinar for you.

New WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 versions are ready for external testing. We offer to test the software to all current software users.

The main differences from existing WinSteel 7 and WinAlloy 8 versions are in the following.

1.	WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 are maximally adapted for Windows 10 but can operate under Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8.
2.	The search for a grade designation in the database became more clear and user-friendly. We merged the search for a grade by locator and the search for a grade by part of its designation in the same window. In WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 you'll find the both entry fields under the list-box of grades one above the other. Herewith, the search by part of grade designation is carried out instantaneously. The grades contain the entered group of letters and figures in their designations, are screened in the list immediately as you type character by character in the corresponding field.
3.	All information on a steel or non-ferrous grade (chemical composition, mechanical properties, list of standards) is available in a tree form in a single unified window now. This allows: to provide the information in more intuitive and user-friendly form; to provide the ability to print and to save in a file not all information on a grade, but only part of information you need (for example you can print or save properties of a grade by not all the standards but by a standard you need only); to give a user possibility to change height of the window with information on a grade as well as to scale all software windows (see below).
4.	For all grades we added the Note text field. In this field you can input your own information on a grade which will be saved on your PC.
5.	In WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 we modified the algorithm of automatical search by chemical composition. The modified algorithm is much better and more accurately selects steel grades by manually input chemical composition as well as finds close grades in the search for equivalents by comparison of chemical compositions.
6.	In WinSteel 8 Prof and WinSteel 8 VIP versions we created and added a converter which helps to translate values of mechanical properties from Metric System to British Imperial System and conversely.
7.	For ease of data representation a user is able to move the border between the window with a list of grades of the selected designation (the top right window) and the window with information on the selected steel or non-ferrous grade (the bottom right window), increasing the height of the required window.
8.	In WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 it is possible to adapt the software windows to different screen resolutions as well as to different screen font sizes. You can do this using ability to change (expand or reduce) dimensions of all software windows; by select other sizes of screen fonts which are different from the font sizes by default.
9.	In the window with information on the selected steel or non-ferrous grade you are able to select fonts you prefer (type, weight and size) to display different parts of information on a steel or alloy (you can use different fonts for composition, for tree and values of properties, for list of standards covering the grade).
10.	In WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 we provided the ability of automatical load the software database in the memory during start of your PC. This allows to run the software virtually instantaneously when you require it.

We plan to issue the new WinSteel 8 and WinAlloy 8 versions on early July with data updates of 2nd quarter of 2016.

WinSteel. In comparison with the previous data update we added new grades by standards EN, EN ISO (Europe), DIN (Germany), JIS (Japan), SAE, API (USA), AS (Australia), GB/T (China), GOST, GOST R, GOST ISO, TU (CIS countries), ISO as well as grades by NORSOK (Norway). Information on grades included in several EN (Europe), DIN (Germany), AWS, MIL (USA), ISO standards was updated.

In a result of the addition of new grades the total number of grades included in the database is 258,305 now.

WinAlloy. In comparison with the previous data update we added alloys by EN (Europe), GB/T (China), AWS (USA), GOST (CIS countries), ISO standards. Information on alloys included in EN (Europe), AWS (USA), JIS (Japan), DIN (Germany) standards, was updated.

In a result of the addition of new grades the total number of grades included in the database is 147,507 now.

WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 7 new mills and managing companies was added in the database. They are Russian manufactures of welded and cast tubes, Kirghiz producer of rolled long products and Belarusian producer of coating sheets.

Now WinPlant. BLACK database contains information on products of 765 plants including 77 plants of non-CIS countries.

We added in the database information on new tube welding mill 15-76 installed at Korolev Tube Plant as well as on new products developed by 8 plants. Information on 40 mills included in the database earlier and on their products and traders, was updated.

WinPlant. RED. Information on 3 new plants was included in the database. These are Russian producers of Al wire as well as babbits, solders and products of Pb-,Sn-, Sb- Zn-based alloys.

Now WinPlant. RED database contains information on products of 371 plants including 13 plants of non-CIS countries.

We added in the database information on new products developed by 5 plants. Information on 57 plants included in the database earlier and on their products and traders was updated.

WinSteel. In comparison with the previous data update we added new grades by standards ASTM, ASME (USA), EN (Europe), CSA (Canada), GB/T (China), D.M. (Italy), GOST, GOST R, GOST R ISO, (CIS countries), ISO. Information on grades included in several ASTM (USA), EN (Europe), BS (UK), ISO standards was updated.

In a result of the addition of new grades the total number of grades included in the database is 228,333 now.

WinAlloy. In comparison with the previous data update we added alloys by ISO, EN ISO and IEC (solders), GOST (Ni alloys) standards. Information on Al alloys included in GOST 4784-97 standard, was updated.

In a result of the addition of new grades the total number of grades included in the database is 129,131 now.

WinPlant. BLACK. Information on 5 new mills and managing companies was added in the database. They are Russian manufactures of welded and cast tubes as well as roll-formed profiles.

Now WinPlant. BLACK database contains information on products of 762 plants including 77 plants of non-CIS countries.

We added in the database information on new long product rolling mill-2 installed at Byelorussian Steel Works as well as on new products developed by 7 plants. Information on 72 mills included in the database earlier and on their products and traders, was updated.

WinPlant. RED. Information on 8 new plants and managing companies was included in the database. These are Gindre Group of Plants - new French asset of UGMK-OCM company as well as Russian and Ukrainian producers of copper profiles and wire, aluminium prfiles and foil as well as pigs of Al, Co and Pb alloys.

Now WinPlant. RED database contains information on products of 372 plants including 13 plants of non-CIS countries.

We added in the database information on new products developed by 4 plants. Information on 42 plants included in the database earlier and on their products and traders was updated.