Our blanks are made from the world's best steel

Algoma Steel's Direct Strip Production Complex (DSPC) is one of the world's most advanced thin slab casting and rolling mills...

Steel from the DSPC is setting new standards for surface quality, dimensions, shape and consistency. We're achieving dimensions to within one quarter ASTM standards. Because Algoma makes the raw steel, we offer competitive prices, we even provide price guarantees on long-term contracts.

We guarantee our quality 100%
Algoma Steel is the only North American steel mill to provide in-house first stage blanking.

As an integrated steelmaker, we have total control of our product from ore to delivered blanks. Algoma sheet and blanking operations have earned QS 9000 certification and ISO 9002 registration.

Algoma's first stage blanking is fast, accurate and cost-efficient.
We began producing blanks in 1969. Since then, we've produced almost half a billion first stage blanks and our blanking has expanded beyond automotive parts.

Our long experience plus our high-yield nesting and our specialized equipment allow us to offer rapid service, cost efficiency and long-term price guarantees.

If you're currently producing your own blanks, you can improve your bottom line by buying Algoma's first stage blanks. By freeing your presses from blanking work, you can improve your efficiency and reduce your costs for labour, storage and scrap handling.

We focus on blanking
Algoma's blanking division, Quality Blanks International, is a specialty operation. We don't do anything else. The equipment has been chosen specifically for that purpose. With our large bed sizes, we are able to offer high-yield nesting on all of our presses. We have an impressive press tonnage on even our smallest press. The speed of our equipment, plus the skill and expertise of our people, is reflected in our overall efficiency.

We tailor everything for you
We make everything specifically for your applications. Our quality engineering specialists ensure that the steel we use will meet your requirements. We also custom-package the blanks for the needs of your operations and your equipment.

The service you expect from a major steel mill
Algoma Steel offers just-in-time delivery and inventory management. (In fact, our computer provides live tracking for every order, from raw steel through to delivery.) We design and maintain dies and we provide technical service for steel and blanks from our Sault Ste. Marie operations and our office in Burlington, Ontario.