Steel News

Outotec Opens Unique Dewatering Technology Center in Finland

25 October 2013 - Outotec is establishing a Dewatering Technology Center in Lappeenranta, Finland.

Siemens Modernizes Cooling Section of Hot Rolling Mill No. 2 at Wisco

24 October 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has won an order to modernize the cooling section in the hot rolling mill No. 2 of Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Wisco) in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

Instron Introduces New Software to Reveal Local Deformation of Specimen and Component Surfaces

24 October 2013 - Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, has revealed its new digital image correlation (DIC) software.

voestalpine Builds Europe's Most Modern Wire Rolling Mill in Austria

23 October 2013 - By 2016, voestalpine Austria Draht will have completed construction of Europe’s most modern wire rolling mill at its Leoben-Donawitz site in Austria.

Tata Steel to Build New Vacuum Induction Melting Furnace in UK

23 October 2013 - Tata Steel announced it will build a vacuum induction melting (VIM) furnace at its Stocksbridge site in South Yorkshire, UK, to enable it to tap into new market opportunities and develop innovative new products for the aerospace and oil & gas industries.

SMS Meer Acquires Interest in Austrian Measurement Technology Company

23 October 2013 - SMS Meer of Germany has acquired shares held by the Austrian measurement technology company TBK in Graz.

Qingdao Steel Orders Flat Bar Rolling Mill from Siemens

23 October 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has won an order to supply Chinese steel manufacturer Qingdao Special Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. with a flat bar rolling mill.

Desalitech to Supply Advanced Wastewater Recovery System to Mid American Steel & Wire

23 October 2013 - Desalitech, a provider of high-efficiency water production and treatment solutions, announced that it will supply an advanced wastewater recovery system to Mid American Steel and Wire, a leading supplier in the wire and rod industry.

GE Upgrading Automation and Drives for POSCO-Thainox Annealing and Pickling Line

22 October 2013 - GE's Energy Management Services business is upgrading the automation and drives on the final annealing and pickling line at the POSCO-Thainox plant.

Quad Infotech Completes Implementation of QMOS MES System at Nucor Steel Utah

22 October 2013 - Quad Infotech Inc. has successfully commissioned implementation of QMOS at the Nucor Steel - Utah facility in Plymouth, Utah.

EAF with DRI Charging System from SMS Siemag Brought Into Operation at Jindal Steel

22 October 2013 - On 7 August 2013, SMS Siemag successfully commissioned an electric steelmaking plant for Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL).

Falk PLI Appoints New Project Managers

22 October 2013 - Falk PLI, a specialist in industrial metrology, laser equipment alignment and engineering, recently appointed four new project managers to its team.

Herr-Voss Stamco Installing New Strand Extensioner Slitting Line for Cascadia Metals

22 October 2013 - Herr-Voss Stamco is manufacturing a new Strand Extensioner® slitting line for Cascadia Metals Ltd. in Canada.

Outotec Initiates Efficiency Improving Measures in Uncertain Market Environment

21 October 2013 - Outotec has introduced a program to improve its cost structure and operational efficiency to secure future profitability in an uncertain market environment.

Butech Bliss to Build Synergy Hydraulic Roller Leveler for Lane Steel

18 October 2013 - Lane Steel has selected Butech Bliss to design, engineer, manufacture and install its new state-of-the-art Synergy™ Hydraulic Roller Leveler to its existing cut-to-length line.

CRU Successfully Completes Audit of U.S. Midwest Steel Price Indices

18 October 2013 - The third-party audit of CRU's weekly U.S. Midwest hot rolled coil, cold rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil and plate price indices — the most widely used carbon steel indices in the world — has been completed.

Moffitt Fan Corp. Celebrates 20th Anniversary

18 October 2013 - Moffitt Fan Corp. is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. For two decades Moffitt Fan has been manufacturing industrial ventilation equipment including natural ventilators, wall louvers, fans, and more from their 50,000 square foot facility in LeRoy, N.Y.