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News items on technologies necessary to ensure the smooth operation of iron and steel mills.
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Electrical Upgrades Underway at Gerdau Bar Mill
04 January 2016 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) is installing a new rolling mill control system at Gerdau's Jackson, Tenn., USA bar plant, the company has announced.
AIC Upgrading Roughing Stands at German Rolling Mill
30 December 2015 - A German rolling mill will emerge from a holiday outage sporting new drives on four of its roughing stands, according to the vendor on the project.
Tube City Testing Out New Process at Ohio Mill
28 December 2015 - AK Steel Corp. and mill services provider Tube City IMS are collaborating on what’s described as an improved steel recovery process, reports the Dayton Business Journal newspaper.
Maker of Combustion Monitoring System Finds Footing in Steel Industry
22 December 2015 - Colorado-based Zolo Technologies has reached a new milestone, having installed more than 25 of its ZoloSCAN tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) systems on steel industry furnaces, the company has announced.
Fives Wins Contracts for Upgrades at ArcelorMittal Plants
21 December 2015 - Industrial engineering group Fives has won contracts for upgrades to ArcelorMittal facilities in China and Romania, the company has announced.
Cable Manufacturer Reaches Deal to Distribute Some Pfisterer Electrical Equipment
18 December 2015 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has formed a partnership with Germany's Pfisterer, giving TPC the ability to stock select Pfisterer products in the United States, the company has announced.
Nucor Awards Contract for Rod Mill Upgrades
17 December 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to upgrade coil handling equipment at Nucor Corp.'s Norfolk, Neb.,USA, coiled bar and wire rod mill, the company has announced.
Outotec Finalizes Acquisition of South Africa's Sinter Plant Services
15 December 2015 - Outotec has closed on a deal to buy Sinter Plant Services CC in South Africa, the company has announced.
Partnership Hopes to Roll Out New Metalworking Lubricants
14 December 2015 - Metalworking fluids manufacturer Houghton International is teaming up with SMS group to make new and advanced metal rolling oils, the companies have announced.
Primetals Completes Caster Modernization at German Slab Mill
10 December 2015 - Primetals Technologies has completed upgrades to the second strand of a twin-slab continuous caster in Germany, Primetals has announced.
Butech Bliss Wins Order for Hydraulic Roller Leveler
08 December 2015 - U.S.-based Ferralloy Inc. is adding a Butech Bliss Synergy® hydraulic roller leveler to its Decatur, Ala., facility.
Italian Transformer Manufacturer Finalizes Acquisition
03 December 2015 - Italy’s Tamini Trasformatori Srl has closed on a deal to acquire transformer manufacturer Transformer Electro Service Srl (TES), the company has announced.
Expanding on Previous Acquisition, Atlas Copco Sweeps Up Second Vacuum Business
20 November 2015 - Swedish compressor manufacturer Atlas Copco is acquiring Oerlikon’s Leybold Vacuum business in a deal based on an enterprise value of CHF525 million, the company said.
POSCO Orders Vertical Annealing Furnace for New Galvanizing Line
19 November 2015 - The Fives engineering group has won a contract to design and build a high-performance vertical annealing furnace for a POSCO plant, the company has announced.
Primetals Secures Order for Meltshop Substation
17 November 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a new electrical substation and associated equipment that will serve Frisa Forjados S.A. de C.V new meltshop in Villa de Garcia, Mexico.
Lechler Introduces New Air Mist Cooling Nozzle
13 November 2015 - Nozzle manufacturer Lechler Inc. has launched North American sales of a new air mist nozzle designed for use in continuous casters.
Industrial Cable Manufacturer Finalizes Acquisition, Looks to Grow in Latin America
13 November 2015 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has closed on its acquisition of its Mexican distributor, Enersave Wire & Cable, TPC has announced.
Tenova Wins Order for Upgrades to Nucor EAF
12 November 2015 - Tenova Goodfellow Inc. has won an order for one of its iEAF control and analysis systems at Nucor Steel Seattle Inc.
SSAB Completes Blast Furnace Modernization, Puts New BOF Converter Into Production
11 November 2015 - The first of three new BOF (LD) converters at SSAB Europe’s Raahe, Finland, works has been placed into production, according to the vendor on the project.
Ohio Service Center Installs New Multiblanking Line
06 November 2015 - Liberty Steel, a U.S.-based service center, has cut the ribbon on a new Butech Bliss multiblanking line at its North Jackson, Ohio, facility, the vendor on the project has announced.
