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Plant Operations
News items on technologies necessary to ensure the smooth operation of iron and steel mills.
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Autumn Will Be a Busy Season — For Maintenance Outages
09 September 2019 - Most of the biggest U.S. flat-rolled producers have maintenance outages planned for the remainder of the year, removing between 630,000 and 700,000 tons of capacity from service, reports commodities news and pricing serivce S&P Global Platts.
Primetals Technologies Automation Upgrades Receive Final Acceptance from Gerdau
05 September 2019 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificates on level 1 and 2 systems upgrades at Gerdau's Ouro Branco mill in Brazil.
Tokyo Steel Chooses Danieli Automated Scrap Handling Solution
05 September 2019 - Tokyo Steel has contracted Danieli to automate classification of scrap at its Kyushu plant, Danieli has announced.
Gerdau Signs AMI Automation for EAF Services
28 August 2019 - Gerdau Long Steel North America has signed a technology and service agreement with AMI Automation, giving the steelmaker access to AMI’s SmartFurnace suite of optimization technology and services.
Nucor Names GM for New Plate Mill
07 August 2019 - Nucor Steel Kankakee vice president and general manager Johnny Jacobs will helm the steelmaker’s planned US$1.35 billion plate mill in Kentucky, the company has said.
PSI Metals Wins Order for Systems Upgrade
30 July 2019 - Slovenian Steel Group and its SIJ Metal Ravne works have contracted PSI Metals to replace two legacy software systems.
Mill Contract Sets Investment to Support Nucor Mill
15 July 2019 - Mill services contractor TMS International is building a facility in Sedalia, Mo., USA, to serve Nucor Corp.’s new micro-mill, the company has announced.
NLMK Opens Gas Recovery Plant
15 July 2019 - NLMK Group has put a RUB4.6 billion (US$73.4 million) by-products recovery plant into service at its Lipetsk site in Russia, the steelmaker has said.
Danieli Receives Additional Order Tied to Sheet Mill Overhaul
04 June 2019 - Nucor Corp. has contracted Danieli to build a new emissions control system for its Gallatin sheet mill, a follow-on order arising from the steelmaker’s overhaul of the Kentucky facility.
Nucor Contracts Danieli for Water Treatment Systems
22 May 2019 - Nucor Corp. has selected Danieli to provide the water treatment plants for its new micro-mills in Sedalia, Mo., and Frostproof, Fla., according to the equipment supplier.
A Heavy Lift: Danieli Delivers Crane Weighing 2,700 Tons to Steel Works
15 May 2019 - With the help of a number of sub-contractors, Danieli has delivered a new 50-ton-capacity grab ship unloader to ArcelorMittal Ghent, the equipment supplier reports.
Fives Wins Contract for Polish Reheat Furnace Rebuild
14 May 2019 - Polish steel producer Cognor S.A. has contracted Fives to overhaul a reheat furnace at its steel plant in Krakow, according to an announcement from the supplier.
INTECO Bags Order for RH Degasser
13 May 2019 - Turkish long and flat steel producer Isdemir has awarded a contract to INTECO for a twin RH degasser, the equipment supplier has said.
Brickwork Expansion Prompts ArcelorMittal Coke Battery Rebuild
08 May 2019 - ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor plant in Indiana is undertaking a US$19 million rebuild of its No. 2 coke battery, the steelmaker has said.
HarbisonWalker Targets 25% Steel Refractories Capacity Increase
06 May 2019 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International is boosting production capacity by 25% at its key steel refractories plants as it looks to keep pace with demand from steel mills, the company said on Monday.
Turkish Plant Upgrades Environmental Controls
09 April 2019 - Turkey’s Karabük Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. has equipped the sinter plants at its iron and steel works with new offgas cleaning systems, reports the equipment supplier, Primetals Technologies.
AltaSteel Completes Major Electrical System Upgrade
01 April 2019 - Canadian merchant bar manufacturer AltaSteel has upgraded switchgear at its Edmonton, Alberta, plant, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
January's Polar Vortex Brought Record Low Temperatures. These ArcelorMittal Employees Turned Into the Wind.
20 February 2019 - The record low temperatures and wind chills that descended on the Midwest and Great Lakes regions in the U.S. in January hobbled the area, forcing schools and businesses to close and bringing transportation systems to a halt.
FLANDERS Looks to Add to Machine Monitoring Services Through New Partnership
19 February 2019 - U.S.-based FLANDERS Inc., a specialist in electrical machine repair and control systems technology, has struck up a partnership with a technology firm focused on predictive maintenance and machine health.
MORE Receives Order for Taphole Manipulator
13 February 2019 - EAF robotics maker MORE s.r.l. has received an order for one of its STAP manipulators from Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, the manufacturer said.
