26 September 2014 - The Federal President’s Office has nominated three innovation projects for the German Future Award 2014 – Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation, including the joint project “Horizontal Thin Strip Casting of Steel” conducted by Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, SMS Siemag AG, and the Technical University of Clausthal.

Siemens Modernizing Cooling Conveyor for Keystone Steel & Wire

25 September 2014 - U.S. producer Keystone Steel and Wire Co. placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies to upgrade the cooling conveyors of a two-strand wire rod mill in its Bartonville, Ill., production facility.

Air Products Announces Major Company Restructuring

25 September 2014 - Air Products’ chairman, president and CEO, Seifi Ghasemi, announced a major company restructuring, with the goal of regaining industry leadership by providing excellent service to customers as the safest and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Plattco Awarded Patent for Industrial Valve Seal

24 September 2014 - Plattco Corporation, producer of the most advanced material handling valves for industrial applications, has been awarded a patent for a unique high pressure mechanical shaft seal that dramatically improves the performance and maintenance-free operation of industrial valves in high velocity, high pressure conveying systems.

Siemens Boosts Capacity of AHSMA’s Plate Heat Treatment Line

19 September 2014 - Mexican steel producer Altos Hornos de México S.A.B de C.V. (AHMSA) has commissioned Siemens Metals Technologies to expand the annual capacity of its planned normalizing line at its Monclova plant to 300,000 metric tons of plate per year.

Air Products Recognized for Sustainability Leadership by Dow Jones Indexes

19 September 2014 - Air Products has again achieved a leadership position among the top 10% of companies in its industry as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) 2014/2015, a gold standard benchmark for corporate sustainability performance.

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Commissions Revamped Duplex RH-TOP Plant from SMS Mevac

18 September 2014 - After the successful commissioning of the new 80-ton Duplex RH-TOP plant No. 2 (Ruhrstahl Heraeus process) last April, Taigang Group International Trade Co. Ltd., and the plant operator Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO), both located in Taiyuan, China, have successfully revamped and commissioned the existing 80-ton Duplex RH-TOP plant No. 1.

Paul Wurth Announces Resignation of CEO, Names Succesor

17 September 2014 - Marc Solvi, CEO of Paul Wurth S.A. since 1 January 1998, will resign from his function as of 31 December 2014 but remain a member of the company’s Board of directors.

Friedrich Kocks to Supply 3-Roll RSB to Chinese Stainless Producer

17 September 2014 - The privately owned Chinese company Taizhou Daming Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. is set to upgrade its existing bar mill with the implementation of a KOCKS 3-roll Reducing & Sizing Block RSB®.

Outotec Selected Again to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

15 September 2014 - Outotec has been selected for the second consecutive year to the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index for 2014–2015.

LanzaTech Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

12 September 2014 - LanzaTech, a revolutionary carbon recycling company, announced the appointment of Gregg Clevenger as chief financial officer.

SMS Siemag to Provide Eco Pickled Surface Pickling Lines

11 September 2014 - The Material Works Ltd. (TMW) and SMS Siemag have entered into an agreement whereby SMS may offer, design, build and install processing lines incorporating Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) Cells for descaling carbon and stainless coiled strip steel.

Second Converter Successfully Revamped by SMS Siemag at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe

10 September 2014 - The 400-ton converter at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG in the Duisburg-Bruckhausen works in Germany went into production immediately after the successful revamp by SMS Siemag in July 2014.

Konecranes Appoints New Chief Digital Officer

10 September 2014 - Juha Pankakoski has been appointed chief digital officer of Konecranes Plc.

Baotou Steel Calls on Woodings for Two New Hydraulic Distributors

08 September 2014 - Baotou Steel — China's largest steel manufacturer in the northwest area — will install two Woodings-produced hydraulic distributors as part of the company’s upgrade to the No. 4 blast furnace facility in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia.

IMS Systems to Provide Worthington Steel with Three Center Line Thickness Gauges

08 September 2014 - IMS Systems Inc. has received an order from Worthington Steel for three XR X-ray Gauges to measure center line thickness of strip processed in the company’s Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, plant near Cleveland.

Paxton Vierling Steel Orders Red Bud Heavy Gage Cut-To-Length Line

03 September 2014 - Paxton Vierling Steel of Omaha, Neb., recently ordered a 77” wide by .750” cut-to-length line with a SUREGRIP® adjustable stretcher leveler from Red Bud Industries.

Process Sensors Introduces Self-Contained Pyrometers for R&D and Industrial Applications

02 September 2014 - Process Sensors Corporation has introduced its newest self-contained pyrometer models, the stand-alone PSC-SR56N Series.

Middough Achieves Safety Milestone

02 September 2014 - Middough Inc., a top ranking U.S. engineering, architecture, and management services company, announced that it has achieved 5,000,000 hours of safe work with no recordable injuries.

Russel Metals Installs Red Bud Stretcher Leveler Retrofit

01 September 2014 - Russel Metals, located in Mississauga, Ont., Canada, recently installed a Red Bud Industries .250” (6 mm) x 72” (1830 mm) stretcher leveler with SUREGRIP® technology in an existing cut-to-length line at its B&T Steel Division in Stoney Creek, Ont.

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