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Fabricator Upgrades LSAW Line with Danieli Measuring System
30 March 2017 - Danieli has won an order for an automatic measuring system from Italian steel fabricator Cimolai, the equipment supplier has announced.
HarbisonWalker Selects Location for New Manufacturing Facility
29 March 2017 - Refractories maker HarbisonWalker International said it has chosen The Point Industrial Park in South Point, Lawrence County, Ohio, has the home of its proposed monolithic refractories manufacturing facility.
Big River's Newest Employee Is a Supercomputer
20 March 2017 - Big River Steel has contracted with a Silicon Valley start-up that will incorporate its supercomputer-powered machine learning technology into the steelmaker’s day-to-day operations, the companies announced on Monday.
Harsco Looks to Offer New Recycling Technologies Through Partnership
13 March 2017 - Mill contractor Harsco Corp. plans to introduce the mills it services to new wastewater and recycling technologies through a partnership with a U.K. firm specializing in water treatment.
Conveyor Roller Manufacturer Sold to Canada's Metal 7
02 March 2017 - Enduride, a Canadian manufacturer of conveyor rollers and idlers, has been acquired for an undisclosed amount, according to an announcement.
Danieli Corus Ships First Hydraulic Gearbox for Blast Furnace Top-Charging Systems
27 February 2017 - Danieli Corus and Danieli Centro Metallics have shipped their first DANCU gearbox to a Ukrainian steel mill that is replacing its top-charging system.
New Rotary Discharge Machine Put Into Service at Australian Steelworks
24 February 2017 - AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has built and installed a new rotary discharge machine serving the coke handling system at BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s Port Kembla Works in New South Wales, Australia.
HarbisonWalker International Plans New Refractories Plant
22 February 2017 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International plans to build a US$30 million monolithic refractories plant in the Ohio River Valley, the company has announced.
Nucor-Yamato Steel Upgrade Incorporates Voith Driveline Products
22 February 2017 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. has chosen two Voith driveline products as part of recent upgrades to its No. 2 rolling mill, Voith tells AIST’s Steel News.
CB&I Issues Pink Slips as SunCoke Energy Contract Expires
21 February 2017 - Contractor CB&I is laying off 149 employees at the SunCoke Energy coke plant in Indiana, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Dover Hydraulics Expands Southeast U.S. Facility
20 February 2017 - Ohio-based Dover Hydraulics is expanding its southeastern U.S. service center, a project that will double its square footage in addition to adding new capacity for projects, the company has announced.
Engineering Firm Creates New Department to Help Fulfill More Extensive Orders
31 January 2017 - Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Bloom Engineering has appointed a company veteran to lead its newly created project management department.
Tata Steel May Add 2 Million Tons of Capacity to New Steel Works
30 January 2017 - A Tata Steel executive said the company will seek board approval for plans to expand a planned second phase of construction on its new Kalinganagar Works sometime by the midpoint of the year.
German Wire Rod Mill Wraps Up Modernization Project
26 January 2017 - Germany’s Saarstahl AG has signed off on upgrades to its wire rod mill in Burbach, according to the vendor on the project.
Harsco Extends, Expands Role at Two Overseas Mills
23 January 2017 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. has signed agreements worth more than US$100 million to provide services to mills in China and Brazil, the company announced on Monday.
Custom Refractory Linings Maker Expands Operation
16 January 2017 - U.S.-based ArmorMax Engineered Products, which sells custom ceramic fiber and refractory products, has opened a new manufacturing and repair facility in eastern Pennsylvania.
Tata Steel Puts Eyes in the Sky
16 January 2017 - Puns not intended, but Tata Steel has launched a pilot program that employs unmanned aerial vehicles to help monitor operations at one of its iron ore mines, the steelmaker announced on Monday.
Danieli Acquires Italian Robotics Company
12 January 2017 - Danieli has acquired Italy’s Telerobot Labs, which designs and builds robotic systems for a number of fields, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Altra Industrial Finalizes Purchase of Clutches and Brakes Maker
06 January 2017 - U.S.-based Altra Industrial Motion Corp. has closed on its deal to acquire the Stromag unit of Britain’s GKN plc.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Orders New Power Plant Boiler
06 January 2017 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco has awarded to a contract to The Babcock & Wilcox Co. for a replacement boiler at its Hamilton, Ontario, mill.
