What Are the Uses of Steam?

80% of the world's electricity is produced by steam turbines; steam plays an indispensable role in industries ranging from healthcare to construction and textiles to food.

Egemen ONAN · 15 March 2018

The world has been powered by steam engines for the last 300 years.

The conversion of steam into mechanical power, freeing industry from its dependence on animal power, enabled the advance of technology.

Some industrial museums explain the functional and practical benefits of steam engines with working example devices.

Today, steam is used in many fields, such as sterilizing medical instruments in hospitals; this gives it a vital role in the healthcare sector.

In cold climates, steam is used to cure concrete. This lets construction projects finish in a shorter time.

Almost everything around us is connected to steam, because 80% of the world's electricity is generated by steam turbines.

Without steam, it would be impossible for us to run an electric light bulb. The world would be a dark place.

From the clothes you wear to the food you eat, from the medicines that heal us to the furniture you sit on, even to the tires on your cars, many products are manufactured with the help of steam. Did you know steam even plays an important role in manufacturing Formula 1 cars and space rockets?

Without steam, modern life would not be what we know it as today.

As a modern manufacturer and supplier of steam boilers to the industries that make the everyday consumer products we use, İtimat Kazan knows these fields very well.

Some industries that use steam to manufacture everyday products

  • Textiles and Fabric
  • Leather
  • Hospitals
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Hotels
  • Laundries
  • Kitchens and Mass Catering
  • Dry Cleaning
  • Food Industry
  • Agriculture
  • Chemicals
  • Paint
  • Canning
  • Dairy Industry
  • Bottling
  • Construction Industry

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the uses of steam?

Steam is used for sterilization in hospitals, curing concrete in construction, and driving turbines in power generation (80% of the world's electricity is produced by steam turbines), as well as across many industries such as textiles, leather, hotels, laundries, food, agriculture, chemicals, paint, canning, dairy and bottling.