Vol. 01 · No. 01 The Pilot Issue
Pilot Issue · May 2026

A publication of record for Indian steel.

MillAxis is a quarterly print magazine and digital platform for the people who build, run, and buy the Indian steel industry. Founded in Raipur. Written from the floor up.

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MILLAXIS · ISSUE 01 The history of the rolling mill. Five centuries. Eight chapters. ALSO INSIDE Plant visit · GPRM, Raipur Hydrogen DRI, the reduction swap A founder manifesto MAY 2026 · RAIPUR · ₹999
Issue 01 · Cover · May 2026
CHAPTER ONE · THE VISION Leonardo draws a machine no one can build. FIG. 02 · H-DRI CH4 H2 Hydrogen DRI — the reduction swap.
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Sixty-four pages, four times a year, covering the Indian steel industry with editorial rigor. Three language editions — English, Hindi, and Bengali. Printed in Raipur.

Issue 01May 2026 — The Pilot
Cover featureThe history of the rolling mill · 12 pages
Plant visitGPRM, Raipur · from the floor
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The Knowledge Base

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Free to read Processes, products, standards, and history — the foundation of the Indian steel industry, summarised for working engineers and students. Downloads unlock with an email.
01 Processes Hot rolling, cold rolling, TMT, continuous casting, DRI. 4 articles 02 Products I-beams, H-beams, angles, channels, TMT bars — all IS-standard. 98 sheets 03 Standards IS 808, 2062, 1786, 800, 1239, 513 — summarised and linked. 6 codes 04 Materials Mild steel, HSLA, stainless, weathering — metallurgy plainly. — in progress 05 History From Leonardo's sketch to Jamshedpur to 168 million tonnes. — in progress 06 Glossary Every term an engineer might encounter, defined simply. — in progress
The Tools

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A small set of tools built for Indian steel — starting with the Steel Weight Calculator, available now. More in development alongside the magazine.

Steel Weight Calculator
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Section Value Charts
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IS 808 Section Lookup
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STEEL WEIGHT CALCULATOR PRODUCT I-Beam · ISMB 300 ▾ LENGTH (M) 12.00 QUANTITY 10 TOTAL WEIGHT 5,173.2 kg 43.11 kg/m · 12 m · ×10 · ±2% Save or download — enter email →
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What we're writing next.

Short reads between the quarterly print — plant visits, interviews, industry takes, and explainers. The themes we're working on now, published as they're ready. Free to read when they're out.

In Progress A shift at GPRM — what the night crew sees. Plant Visit Planned CBAM and Indian steel — what it actually means. Industry Take Planned The TOS FO 25 — a machine profile. From the Floor Planned India's 300 MT target — realistic or aspirational? Data Story
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