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News items on technologies necessary to ensure the smooth operation of iron and steel mills.
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Steel Plant Issues Final Acceptance on Revamped Degasser
26 March 2021 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate related to work on an RH degasser at China Steel Corp.’s Kaohsiung works in Taiwan.
New Air Separation Unit Planned for Ohio Mill
23 March 2021 - Industrial and medical gas supplier Messer will build a new air separation unit to support an Ohio steelmaker and a growing merchant customer base in the Midwestern U.S.
Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on New Gas Cleaning System
09 February 2021 - China’s Changzhou Eastran Special Steel Co. Ltd. has issued the final acceptance certificate on a newly installed gas cleaning system that serves its two basic oxygen converters.
Danieli Service Concludes Successful Project at Italian Mill
27 January 2021 - Danieli Service recently completed a service project at an Italian plate mill, the company reports.
TMS International Expands Through Stein Acquisition
05 January 2021 - Mill services contractor TMS International is bolstering its U.S. footprint, acquiring Cleveland, Ohio-based Stein LLC and Stein Steel Mill Services LLC for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced.
AIC Looks to Enhance Customer Service Through New Partnership
07 December 2020 - Industrial automation systems specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has struck up a partnership with a European maker of instrumentation and control technology for the iron and steel industry.
Two Mills Sign Up for Danieli Spare Parts Service
01 December 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group’s Galati plant in Romania and Marcegaglia San Giorgio di Nogaro plant in Italy have signed three-year spare parts contracts with Danieli Service.
Zekelman Deploys AI-Based Safety System
21 October 2020 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries Inc. is partnering with an industrial safety tech company on an effort to improve safety at its Atlas Tube facility in Blytheville, Ark.
Deacero Partners With SKF on Service Solutions
23 September 2020 - Mexico’s Deacero will bring SKF bearings and services to its rolling mill in Celaya, SKF has announced.
Drones Propel MMK Scrap Cost Savings
23 September 2020 - Russian steelmaker Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has put eyes in the sky to help speed up the process of accepting scrap deliveries.
SMS group to Service Egyptian Mill
23 September 2020 - Egypt-based Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co. has signed a service agreement with SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.
Morgan Automation Tapped for Water Treatment System Project
03 September 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has contracted Morgan Automation Systems Inc. to automate the water treatment system at its new Sinton, Texas, USA, flat-rolled mill.
BM Group Receives Order for Slag Monitoring Solution
02 September 2020 - Italian stainless producer Acciai Speciali Terni has ordered a slag monitoring system from BM Group’s Polytec robotics unit, the technology supplier reports.
Plant Locomotives Rolling To SDI Plant
02 September 2020 - Locomotive rebuilder Motive Power Resources Inc. has shipped the first of four units to Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new Sinton, Texas, USA, facility, reports Railway Age magazine.
We’re Ready to Work, Texas Community Tells SDI
17 August 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) was inundated with job applications this weekend during an open application event in Texas, reports television news station KRIS-6.
thyssenkrupp Investing in New Slab Reheat Furnace
12 August 2020 - thyssenkrupp has revealed plans to replace a hot strip mill reheat furnace, its first project under a new initiative to optimize its steel plants.
Air Liquide Plans US$100M Investment to Support SDI Mill
09 July 2020 - Air Liquide will invest more than US$100 million in new equipment and pipelines to support a long-term supply agreement with Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI) Texas flat-rolled mill, the industrial gases distributor said Tuesday.
Gerdau Orders New MES for Ouro Branco Mill
01 July 2020 - PSI Metals and Primetals Technologies have been contracted to install a new manufacturing execution system (MES) for Gerdau’s Ouro Branco facility in Brazil.
IAC Secures Ancillary Equipment Order From New SDI Mill
18 June 2020 - Kansas-based Industrial Accessories Co. (IAC) recently was awarded contracts to install certain ancillary components of Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new flat-rolled mill in Texas.
Refractories Manufacturer to Open Kentucky Plant
17 June 2020 - The North American subsidiary of Chinese refractories maker PRCO is setting up its first U.S. plant and could begin production by the end of the year, according to an announcement from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.
