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News items on technologies necessary to ensure the smooth operation of iron and steel mills.
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Harsco Acquires Transportation Safety Products Provider Protran Technology
03 March 2015 - Harsco Corporation has acquired Protran Technology, a New Jersey-based leader in the design and production of safety systems for transportation and industrial applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Terex Material Handling Unveils Innovative Demag Crane Design
27 February 2015 - Terex Material Handling has launched the Demag V-type crane design, a revolutionary crane that sets a new industry standard and weighs up to 17% less than comparable box-section profile girders.
MMK Introduces Advanced IT Solutions
23 February 2015 - Russia’s OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) in 2014 launched a strategic program for the adoption of advanced IT in operational and management processes.
Nucor Steel Texas Implements Quad Infotech's Manufacturing Intelligence Application
23 January 2015 - Nucor Steel Texas has implemented Quad Infotech's Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) application at its Jewett, Texas, plant.
Linde Upgrading Two Air Separation Units
23 January 2015 - Linde North America has begun the process for a major overhaul of two of its air separation units (ASUs) after renewing long-term contracts with two of its major tonnage customers.
Air Liquide Canada to Build New Oxygen Pipeline to ArcelorMittal Dofasco
15 January 2015 - Air Liquide Canada announced the construction of a new oxygen pipeline in Hamilton, Ont., Canada, with the support of Horizon Utilities and the Ontario Power Authority’s saveONenergy Program.
Gerdau Commissions QMOS MES System at Arkansas Plant
07 January 2015 - Gerdau Special Steel North America has completed the commissioning of the QMOS MES system at its Fort Smith, Ark., specialty steel plant.
Process Sensors Introduces New Self-Contained Pyrometer Models
31 December 2014 - Process Sensors Corporation introduces its newest self-contained pyrometer models, the stand-alone PSC-G54NL/NV and PSC-S54NL/NV.
Danieli Automation to Revamp Wire Rod Mill Automation and Drives for PT Pulogadung Steel
31 December 2014 - To revamp the automation and drives of the wire rod mill in operation at the Jakarta, Indonesia, operations of PT Pulogadung Steel, Danieli Automation will replace the armature and the field regulator cards of six DC converters for six stands of the rolling mill.
Danieli Automation Ships MV Cabinets for Dunaferr’s Drive System Revamp
25 December 2014 - After integrated testing with customer technicians, successfully performed in DA Workshop, Danieli Automation completed the shipment of the MV cabinets for the QDrive MV drive system for the hot strip mill roughing stand for the Dunaferr revamping project in Hungary.
Danieli Automation to Supply New Mill Speed Control to Vietnamese Steelmaker
24 December 2014 - DANA-Y Steel JSC, following two primary contracts signed with Danieli, awarded the supply for the new mill control automation to Danieli Automation Service Dept.
TMEIC Releases Next Generation Variable Frequency Drive
23 December 2014 - TMEIC announced its new medium voltage drive, the TMdrive-MVe2.
SSAB Investing in Use of Liquefied Natural Gas
22 December 2014 - SSAB is participating in Manga LNG Oy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project to be built in Tornio in the north of Finland.
Outokumpu to Invest in Utilizing Liquefied Natural Gas in Finland
19 December 2014 - Outokumpu is investing approximately €30 million into using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a replacement for propane at its Tornio, Finland, mill.
New Side Guide System from Siemens Reduces Hot Strip Mill Maintenance Costs
18 December 2014 - With the newly developed Eco Slide Disc Solution, Siemens Metals Technologies offers operators of hot strip mills a side guide system which can be adapted to nearly all existing entry guides and elongates the lifetime of wear parts up to 10 times compared to conventional wear plates.
Siemens Management System Cuts Energy Costs of Electrostatic Precipitators in Steel Mills
17 December 2014 - With Precon, Siemens Metals Technologies is offering steel works operators an energy management system for electrostatic precipitators in dedusting plants.
Bradbury Introduces Portable Decoiler for Containerized Roll Former
16 December 2014 - A newly designed BMS powered portable decoiler from the Bradbury Group has been utilized in a recent containerized standing seam line.
Siemens Presents Industry-Specific Motors for Steel Plants
27 November 2014 - Siemens has developed industry-specific motors for steel plants on the basis of the Simotics 1LE1 motor platform.
Metalloinvest Commences Pilot Production of New Facility at OEMK
25 November 2014 - A new oxygen facility with a cryogenic air-separation unit (ASU #3) has entered the pilot production phase at OEMK (part of Metalloinvest).
Saldotecnica Americas: MCE External-Mix Cutting Tips for Continuous Casters Cut Cleaner, Save Gases, Extend Duty Cycle
21 November 2014 - Operators of continuous casters who have installed MCE external-mix cutting tips from Saldotecnica Americas have seen significant quality and efficiency improvements, along with lower costs, the company reports.
