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Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel Selected to Build SDI’s New HCL Pickling Line

03 February 2015 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has awarded Nelson Steel’s Technology Group and Butech Bliss contracts to provide equipment to upgrade the existing hot band finishing line at its Butler, Ind., facility.

SYSTEMS Spray-Cooled Enters Phase Two of Nucor-Yamato Furnace Upgrade

29 January 2015 - After the successful commissioning and start-up in early 2014 of Nucor-Yamato Steel’s single bucket charge furnace upgrade, SYSTEMS Spray-Cooled Inc. has now turned to Phase 2 of the project.

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.

Tata Steel Europe Begins Operating Europe’s Most Powerful Decoiler

23 January 2015 - Tata Steel has commissioned a new £11 million heavy-gauge decoiler in Llanwern, South Wales, capable of supplying manufacturers with stronger steel to improve their own products.

ArcelorMittal Zenica Invests €4.65 Million in New Coil Production Facility

22 January 2015 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, the region’s largest steel producer, announced further enhancements to its production facilities in an investment project valued at €4.65 million.

The Bradbury Group Announces Awarding of e•Drive® Patent

20 January 2015 - The Bradbury Co. Inc. has been awarded Patent #8893537 for the advanced e•Drive® roller leveling technology.

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.

The Bradbury Group Introduces the Mini B.O.S.S. Flying Shear

13 January 2015 - The Bradbury Co. Inc. has introduced 24-inch- and 36-inch-wide Mini- B.O.S.S.™ Flying Shears to complement the existing 48-inch model.

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.

The Bradbury Group Introduces CTL Line with Rotary Shear and e-Drive® Leveler

05 January 2015 - The Bradbury Group has introduced a 60” X .070” cut-to-length line featuring a Bradbury e-Drive® leveler and an Athader rotary shear operating at 300 FPM eliminating the need for a looping pit. The line is also equipped with a recoiler giving the ability to rework secondary coils into leveled prime coils.

JSW Steel Inaugurates New Cold Rolling Mill Complex

01 January 2015 - JSW Steel’s new greenfield cold rolling mill at the Vijayanagar works was inaugurated on 25 April 2014.

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.

ANDRITZ to Supply New Furnace Plant for Railroad Track Production to voestalpine

24 December 2014 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded an order to supply a new walking beam furnace for the Donawitz plant of voestalpine Schiene GmbH, Austria, Europe’s leading supplier of railroad tracks.

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.

Siemens to Modernize Wei Chih Bar Mill in Taiwan

22 December 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Wei Chih Steel Industry Co. Ltd. to modernize the company's existing bar mill in its Tainan Plant in Taiwan.