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News items on technologies necessary to ensure the smooth operation of iron and steel mills.
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Finished Steel Manufacturer Acquiring Online Services Provider
04 August 2015 - China-based Sutor Technology Group Ltd. has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire a supply chain services business.
China To Temporarily Pull Back On Steel Production
03 August 2015 - China's steel mills are expected to curtail production this month and in September. The reason: the government wants to curb air emissions around the time of two big public events, according to a Bloomberg report.
Morgan Advanced Materials Announces Reliable Materials for Heat Shields for Wide-Ranging Applications
23 July 2015 - Morgan Advanced Materials (Morgan) announces the availability of materials for heat shields produced by its Thermal Ceramics business, which are used in highly demanding environments in industrial applications like iron and steel and transportation applications such as aerospace, marine and automotive.
Siemens Incorporates Veros Technology in New Condition Monitoring Offer
21 July 2015 - Siemens Industry Services announces a new advanced monitoring service, utilizing Veros Systems technology, designed for the industrial market.
Synergy Systems Retrofits Blast Furnace and Stove Control at Major Midwest Steel Producer
21 July 2015 - Synergy Systems, Inc., a consulting engineering firm and Recognized System Integrator for Rockwell Automation, today announced the completion of a successful upgrade on the main blast furnace and stove control system at a major Midwest steel producer.
Tata Steel Uses Keyence Sensors for High-Accuracy Dimensional Rail Inspection
17 July 2015 - Tata Steel Rail France takes great care in inspecting the straightness of the ends of its rails so that its customers receive the straightest possible rails.
Danieli to Supply Extream Cooling System for Nucor Tuscaloosa's Steckel Mill
16 July 2015 - A one-of-a-kind Exstream cooling system will be installed by Danieli at Nucor Tuscaloosa Steckel mill in Alabama.
Updated Spray-Cooled Equipment Offers Enhanced Safety, Longetivity, Uptime
15 July 2015 - Systems Spray-Cooled™, which manufactures a line of non-pressurized, non-evaporative water-cooling equipment for the global metal and mineral industries, has updated its technology to incorporate several performance enhancements and new patented features that result in greater safety, equipment longevity and operational uptime.
Konecranes Receives Order for Two Large Heavy-Duty Cranes From SSAB Europe
13 July 2015 - Konecranes received an order for two heavy-duty industrial cranes from SSAB Europe in May 2015.
Stupp Corporation Upgrades Mill to Modernize Platform
10 July 2015 - Brock Solutions is excited to be kicking off the next stage of an automation system modernization effort at Stupp Corporation.
Precision Strip Purchases CareGo’s TELIA™ Facility Optimization and Automation System
07 July 2015 - CareGo is pleased to announce that Precision Strip has purchased CareGo’s patent pending TELIA crane automation and optimization technology for use in the toll processor’s Perrysburg, Ohio service center.
NISCO Plate Mill Controlled by TMEIC Automatic Control Software State-of-the-Art Solution Delivers Robust Control and Functionality.
02 July 2015 - Nanjing Iron and Steel Co. Ltd’s (NISCO) green-field heavy plate mill in Nanjing, China operates using TMEIC’s latest control and automation system, the TM Advanced Control Solutions (TMACS) system.
Mobile Profile Measurement Device From NextSense Optimizes Rolling Processes
29 June 2015 - For the first time, the profile of rolled materials can be measured quickly and accurately to a tenth of a millimetre anywhere in the rolling mill, which makes it even easier to configure the optimum rolling stand set-up.
AIC Gets Final Acceptance Certificate for a Revamping Project in Siderperu, Gerdau Group
29 June 2015 - AIC has successfully accomplished the roughing shear revamping project in SiderPeru, Tren 2, located in Nuevo Chimbote, Ancash - Peru and received the final acceptance certificate.
Absolute Encoder With SIL-CL3 Certificate Grom Johannes Huebner Giessen
26 June 2015 - Johannes Huebner Giessen presents the new series of absolute encoders with SIL CL3 certificate for deployment in applications requiring certified compliance with functional safety requirements.
TMEIC to Provide Replacement Controls and Automation for Cold Mill
18 June 2015 - Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) is providing a control system replacement for a continuous descaler and tandem cold mill at a steel finishing facility in Indiana.
Rockwell Automation Introduces MobileView Tethered Operator Interface for On-the-Go HMI Access
17 June 2015 - Rockwell Automation has introduced its new Allen Bradley MobileView tethered operator interface.
Unilux Adds 100% Knife-Circumference View and Level 2 Tie to EdgeTech
16 June 2015 - Unilux says it is raising the stakes in steel production by adding 100 percent knife-circumference viewing and a Level 2 connection to mill computer systems to the EdgeTech edge-trim inspection system to improve the ability to monitor knives for better trimming and coil-management efficiency.
Primetals Technologies Supplies New Dedusting System to Buderus Edelstahl in Germany
08 June 2015 - The new combined primary and secondary dedusting system from Primetals Technologies has been in full operation at Buderus Edelstahl GmbH in Wetzlar, Germany since February 2015.
AIC Gets Final Acceptance Certificate for a Revamping Project in Gerdau Whitby
08 June 2015 - AIC has successfully accomplished the cooling bed area upgrade project in Gerdau Structural Mill located in Whitby, Ontario - Canada, during the last Christmas shutdown and received the final acceptance certificate.
