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A.G.T. Revolutionizes Thickness Gauging with Keyence Laser Sensors
21 April 2015 - Advanced Gauging Technologies (A.G.T.), L.L.C. in Plain City, Ohio, is a leading supplier of quality, affordable thickness gauges to the metals industry. The company’s newest gauge, the AGT800 is revolutionizing the way companies measure material by using patent pending laser triangulation technology instead of radioactive isotopes.
SSAB Is Launching Strenx, a New Brand for High-Strength Steels
21 April 2015 - SSAB is launching Strenx, a new high-strength structural steel product brand, which offers the most extensive portfolio of high-strength steels on the market. This will open up new competitive possibilities for customers to make stronger, lighter and more sustainable products.
U.S. Steel Plant Worker Crushed to Death By Truck; Homicide Investigation Launched
20 April 2015 - A U.S. Steel employee was killed Saturday when a semitruck from ALCO Transportation at U.S. Steel's Ecorse plant struck her, the News-Herald reports.
ArcelorMittal Steel in the Largest Oil Discovery of Recent Years
20 April 2015 - ArcelorMittal will supply some 15,000 tonnes of clad plate to aid one of the largest and toughest oil projects of the last 30 years.
March Service Center Shipment Results Mirror February
20 April 2015 - U.S. shipments of steel were essentially flat year-on-year. Canadian results were similar, with a small decline in steel shipments.
TimkenSteel Commissions World's Largest Jumbo Bloom Vertical Caster
20 April 2015 - TimkenSteel, a leader in customized alloy steel products and services, held an open house ceremony on Friday, 17 April, to celebrate the commissioning of its jumbo bloom vertical caster, the largest of its kind in the world, at the Faircrest Steel Plant in Canton.
MMK Group Plans to Significantly Increase Budget for Environmental Initiatives in 2015
20 April 2015 - OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works plans to implement 72 initiatives within its approved 2015 Environmental Programme with a budget exceeding 3.3 bln roubles*, covering all the mill’s production plants and MMK Group entities.
HARTING's Ha-VIS preLink®: One Ethernet Cabling System for All Device Connectivity Needs
20 April 2015 - HARTING’s newly released Ha-VIS preLink® is an ingenious, Ethernet cabling system for the full gamut of industrial applications. It is based on the simplicity of a termination block the user wires separately, then snaps securely into any one of seven mating profiles: RJ45, PushPull RJ45, M12 D-coded, M12 X-coded, RJ45 HARTING Industrial Form Factor, RJ45 Keystone and a preLink® extender for cable extensions and transitions, solid-stranded.
The Legal Intelligencer Names U. S. Steel as One of Pennsylvania's Best In-House Legal Departments
17 April 2015 - United States Steel Corporation announced that its in-house legal department has been named the winner for both General Excellence and for Diversity in The Legal Intelligencer's Best Legal Departments contest. Led by Suzanne Rich Folsom, general counsel, chief compliance officer and senior vice president – government affairs, U. S. Steel was the only company to be recognized as a multiple category winner.
Dust Collectors Improve the Removal Efficiencies of Wet Scrubbers
17 April 2015 - Aerodyne Environmental, a specialist in industrial dust collectors and material handling valves, offers products that can either operate as stand-alone units or as pre-filters for existing dust collection systems. No matter how they are used in a process, Aerodyne dust collectors will improve efficiencies and removal rates, and help reduce costs and maintenance time. Wet scrubbers have proven to benefit immensely when an Aerodyne dust collector is used as a pre-filter.
NLMK Group Releases Q1 Trading Update
17 April 2015 - Crude steel output declined 6% from Q4 2014 3.87 million tons due to scheduled maintenance work at NMLK’s plants in Portage, Ind., and Lipetsk, Russia.
ISRA VISION takes the lead at German Industry's Innovation Awards 2015
17 April 2015 - ISRA VISION AG came in first place in the "Medium-sized Businesses" category of the German Industry's Innovation Awards 2015.
Insteel Industries Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
17 April 2015 - Insteel Industries, Inc. announced financial results for its second quarter ended March 28, 2015.
Vollmer: Optical Thickness Measurement Directly in the Mill
16 April 2015 - The new "VTLG" laser strip thickness measuring system is compact and robust, and thanks to its design features is the only laser strip thickness measuring device that measures the strip thickness in the mill during rolling.
Compact AUMUND Conveyors for Sintering Plant in The Netherlands
16 April 2015 - After consistently positive experiences with machines already delivered, the Division Metallurgy of AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH received a follow-up order for a third sintering line at a Dutch steel mill.
AK Steel Announces Executive Retirement
16 April 2015 - AK Steel announced that David C. Horn, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, and Secretary has elected to retire from the company effective May 31, 2015.
The Steel Industry Calls for a Holistic Approach to Water Policies
16 April 2015 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published its position paper on water management in the steel industry highlighting that local authorities are the most competent regulatory body for the management of water as policies need to be based on local conditions.
U. S. Steel Announces Management Changes At European and North American Operations
16 April 2015 - United States Steel Corporation announced two management changes at its European and North American operating facilities.
Magnetek to Display Control Products at AISTech Exposition
15 April 2015 - Magnetek, Inc., a leading provider of digital power and motion control systems, will be exhibiting at AISTech 2015 Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition being held at the Cleveland Convention Center, 4–7 May.
Olympic Steel Names Andrew Wolfort General Manager of Schaumburg Operation
15 April 2015 - Olympic Steel Inc., a national metals service center, announced Andrew Wolfort has been promoted to General Manager of the Company's operation in Schaumburg, Ill.
