Ferrolux Doubles Detroit CR Slitting/Inspection Capacity
03/11/2013 - Ferrolux Metals Co. of Michigan, LLC has added a second Herr Voss/Stamco cold rolled slitting and inspection line at its Detroit facility.
Ferrolux Metals Co. of Michigan, LLC has added a second Herr Voss/Stamco cold rolled slitting and inspection line at its Detroit facility. A duplicate of the existing line, the new line doubles the company’s capability to provide automakers and other critical finish component manufacturers with cost-competitive slitting and inspection.
Both the new and existing slitting lines can process exposed cold rolled and unexposed, hot-dipped and electro galvanized, aluminized, stainless, prepaint, long terne and aluminum material. Capable of handling 110,000 pound coils, the new line can slit up to 78” max width, edge-trimmed coils in gauges from .015” to .156”.
Like the existing line, the new line provides top and bottom strobe inspection, full x-ray gauging and coil defect mapping. Electrostatic oiling is also available as required.
As one of only three toll cold rolled slitting and inspection processors in Detroit, Ferrolux made the decision to add the second slitting line in response to the market’s need for continuous productivity improvement, enhanced reliability and expanded capacity.
Ed Gonzalez, president of Ferrolux Metals stated, “It’s all about providing our customers with more capacity to serve their needs. In this industry, where quality standards are remarkably tight and expectations are very high, Ferrolux has always provided superior service, quality and reliability. For more than a decade we’ve met the requirements for 100% on-time delivery, have never been cited by a customer for late delivery and have had a claim rate of .014% on over a million tons processed. That is twice as good as the Six Sigma designation of statistical perfection.”
“The addition of this second line will allow us to continue to provide our customers with slitting and inspection services that save money and ensure them of a superior quality product,” stated Gonzalez.
Ferrolux Metals provides world-class slitting and inspection for cold rolled, hot-dipped and electro galvanized, aluminized, stainless, prepaint, long terne and aluminum material used in critical finish exposed and unexposed applications including automotive. Ferrolux Metals is an operating division of Ferragon Corporation.
