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ArcelorMittal Updates Spanish Lines with ISRA VISION PARSYTEC Surface Inspection Technology
24 July 2014 - Two lines in ArcelorMittal's facility in Avilés, Spain, were recently equipped with the latest technology from ISRA VISION PARSYTEC, a leading provider of surface inspection systems for the metal industry.
IMS Systems Introduces New Optical Width Gauge
17 July 2014 - IMS Systems Inc. has developed an optical width gauge that uses the most advanced technology to measure edge crack, hole/pinhole and strip contour defects in cold processing environments.
Siemens Commissions Pickling Line-Tandem Cold Mill for VAMA
16 July 2014 - The coupled pickling line-tandem cold mill (PLTCM) supplied by Siemens Metals Technologies was commissioned for Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co. Ltd. (VAMA) at the end of May 2014.
ThyssenKrupp Europe's Duisburg-Beeckerwerth Hot Strip Mill Reaches 50 Years in Operation
11 July 2014 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe announced that its hot strip mill in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth, Germany, began operation 50 years ago.
JP Steel Plantech to Supply China Steel with Cold Leveler and Pre-Leveler
09 July 2014 - JP Steel Plantech Co. (SPCO) has received orders from China Steel Corp. Group (CSC) in Taiwan for one cold leveler and one pre-leveler to carry out CSC’s plate mill improvement plans to produce direct quenching plates.
SMS Siemag Is Expanding the Hot Strip Mill at Xichang Steel With a Slab Sizing Press
24 June 2014 - PIETC Panzhihua Co., Ltd. has awarded SMS Siemag, Germany, the contract for expanding the roughing mill in its hot strip mill in Xichang City, China, through the addition of a slab sizing press.
SSAB Considers Expanding Iowa Facility
20 June 2014 - The potential expansion would increase melting and casting capabilities by up to 1.2 million tons above current melting capacity. This represents roughly an additional 800,000 tons per year of finished product along with 400,000 tons of melting capacity to be transferred as slab to SSAB’s Mobile facility for rolling and finishing.
Acroni Orders Two Furnaces and the World's First MultiFlex-Quench® for the Heat Treatment of Heavy Plate
04 June 2014 - The Slovenian steelmaker Acroni has placed an order with SMS Siemag (www.sms-siemag.com), Germany, to deliver a heat treatment line and revamp a stainless-steel annealing and picking line.
Tata Steel’s Heavy Gauge Decoiler at Maastricht to Target High-Strength Steels Market
22 May 2014 - Tata Steel’s Service Center Maastricht subsidiary in the Netherlands is to commission a large heavy gauge decoiler by the end of 2014 which will serve the growing markets in Europe for high-strength steels, especially in the lifting & excavating sector.
Outokumpu Completes Quarto Plate Investment in Sweden
21 May 2014 - On 20 May 2014, Outokumpu held a customer event in Degerfors, Sweden, to mark the finalization of a €100 million investment project at its quarto plate mill.
TMEIC Completes Modernization of China Steel’s Hot Strip Mill No. 1
14 May 2014 - TMEIC has just completed the modernization of the No. 1 hot strip mill at China Steel Corp. in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
North American Steelmaker to Build Castrip® Facility
29 April 2014 - Castrip LLC has signed a license agreement with one of North America's fastest growing steelmakers to build and operate a plant utilizing the Castrip® thin-strip casting process.
Metinvest's Azovstal Supplying Challenging Order to Indian Customer
21 April 2014 - Metinvest Group’s Azovstal Iron & Steel Works is working on a challenging order — the company will produce 10,000 tons of X70 rolled pipe plates with improved mechanical properties for an Indian customer.
ISRA VISION PARSYTEC Installing Surface Inspection Unit for Italian Flats Producer
21 March 2014 - ISRA VISION PARSYTEC, a leading supplier of surface inspection systems for coil products, is installing a new SURFACE MASTER inspection system at OCSA S.p.A.
Boulder Imaging Engages with Rolled Steel Manufacturers for Web Inspection
18 March 2014 - Boulder Imaging has entered into agreements with multiple rolled steel manufacturers to redefine and transform their coatings inspection technology.
ArcelorMittal Invests US$15m in Brazil Automotive Steels
13 March 2014 - ArcelorMittal is investing around US$15 million in the production of advanced high strength steel at its Vega do Sul flat steel rolling mill in the state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil.
Boulder Imaging Enters Rolled Steel Market
06 March 2014 - Boulder Imaging has entered into agreements with multiple North American rolled steel manufacturers to redefine and transform their coatings inspection technology.
ISRA VISION PARSYTEC Providing Surface Inspection System to Turkish Steelmaker
28 February 2014 - ISRA VISION PARSYTEC, a supplier of surface inspection systems for the metal industry, was awarded a contract by Turkish steel manufacturer ISDEMIR.
Outokumpu VDM Orders 11-Roll Cold Plate Leveler from SMS Siemag
28 February 2014 - Outokumpu VDM GmbH has entrusted SMS Siemag with the supply of a new cold plate leveler for its Altena, Germany, location.
Hyundai Steel Brings Second Heavy-Plate Mill from SMS Siemag into Operation
24 February 2014 - Hyundai Steel has successfully put on stream a 4.3-meter heavy-plate mill supplied by SMS Siemag.
