Heidtman Steel Products, Inc. recently announced a joint venture with The Material Works, Ltd. (TMW) to build the first coil-to-coil configured (SCS) Strip Cleaner.

The new line employs coil-to-coil SCS Strip Cleaner that will feature the typical SCS “napkin clean” oil-free process in an environmentally-friendly operation and at a very low operating cost. This SCS Strip Cleaner will initially reach speeds of 150 feet per minute and is projected for a 2005 first quarter installation. Heidtman and TMW have selected Red Bud Industries as the equipment manufacturer.

SCS^® is a registered trademark of The Material Works, Ltd.

Founded in 1954, Heidtman is the nation’s largest privately held flat-rolled service center network. Headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Heidtman Steel is a world leader in marketing flat-rolled carbon steel products sold through its 11 state-of-the-art processing facilities. Noted for their expertise in high-strength steels, Heidtman processes nearly five million tons of steel annually through its Heidtman facilities or through joint ventures. Products are distributed to industries including automotive, truck and bus, construction, pipe and tube, metal building, appliances, and furniture.

Since its inception in 1992, TMW has offered toll processing that adds value to material through stretcher leveling, slitting, multicut blanking, and SCSing.