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SMS Siemag to Provide Eco Pickled Surface Pickling Lines
11 September 2014 - The Material Works Ltd. (TMW) and SMS Siemag have entered into an agreement whereby SMS may offer, design, build and install processing lines incorporating Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) Cells for descaling carbon and stainless coiled strip steel.
Second Converter Successfully Revamped by SMS Siemag at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe
10 September 2014 - The 400-ton converter at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG in the Duisburg-Bruckhausen works in Germany went into production immediately after the successful revamp by SMS Siemag in July 2014.
Baotou Steel Calls on Woodings for Two New Hydraulic Distributors
08 September 2014 - Baotou Steel — China's largest steel manufacturer in the northwest area — will install two Woodings-produced hydraulic distributors as part of the company’s upgrade to the No. 4 blast furnace facility in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia.
IMS Systems to Provide Worthington Steel with Three Center Line Thickness Gauges
08 September 2014 - IMS Systems Inc. has received an order from Worthington Steel for three XR X-ray Gauges to measure center line thickness of strip processed in the company’s Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, plant near Cleveland.
Brighter Unilux LED-12 Leads Second Generation of Handheld Strobe Lights
05 September 2014 - Unilux has introduced the LED-12, the first handheld strobe light in its H2LED Series of second-generation LED inspection lights for the printing, converting, papermaking, metals and textiles industries.
New Cooling Tower Begins Operating at OEMK’s Pellet Plant
04 September 2014 - A cooling tower for circulating water at the pellet plant has been launched at OEMK, part of Metalloinvest.
Joint Venture for Wire Rod Processing To Be Established in Mexico
03 September 2014 - Shinsho Corp. and Kobe Steel Ltd. have agreed with Metal One Corp., Osaka Seiko Ltd., Mexico’s Grupo Simec, and O&k American Corp. in the U.S. to establish a joint venture in Mexico to produce steel wire of cold heading (CH) quality.
New Continuous Annealing & Processing Line Inaugurated in India
03 September 2014 - The continuous annealing and processing line at Jamshedpur Continuous Annealing and Processing Co. Private Ltd. (JCAPCPL), a 600,000-metric-ton-per-annum facility for manufacturing automotive grade continuous annealed products, was inaugurated on 1 September 2014 at Steelennium Hall inside Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur Works.
Process Sensors Introduces Self-Contained Pyrometers for R&D and Industrial Applications
02 September 2014 - Process Sensors Corporation has introduced its newest self-contained pyrometer models, the stand-alone PSC-SR56N Series.
Saarstahl Subsidiary Invests €13.5 Million in New Wire Pickling Plant
02 September 2014 - The wire plant in St. Ingbert GmbH (DWI), a subsidiary of the Saarstahl AG, has built a new pickling plant for the surface treatment of wire. The investment amounted to €13.5 million.
Russel Metals Installs Red Bud Stretcher Leveler Retrofit
01 September 2014 - Russel Metals, located in Mississauga, Ont., Canada, recently installed a Red Bud Industries .250” (6 mm) x 72” (1830 mm) stretcher leveler with SUREGRIP® technology in an existing cut-to-length line at its B&T Steel Division in Stoney Creek, Ont.
Danieli Corus Wins Contract for Rebuild of Blast Furnace at SAIL’s Rourkela Plant
29 August 2014 - Danieli Corus has received a contract for the rebuild of Blast Furnace No. 1 at the Rourkela Steel Plant of the Steel Authority of India.
New Caster at Gerdau’s St. Paul, Minn., Mill Begins Production
28 August 2014 - A US$60 million project to replace the continuous caster at Gerdau’s steel mill in St. Paul, Minn., is nearing completion.
DeP Converter from Siemens Commences Operation at Tangshan
28 August 2014 - A DeP converter from Siemens has commenced operation at Chinese steel producer Tangshan Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Tangshan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd.
GE Power Conversion Helps El Marakby Steel Plant Increase Production
28 August 2014 - GE’s Power Conversion business was chosen by El Marakby Steel in Egypt to supply a dynamic var compensator (DSVC) to reduce the frequency and intensity of power disturbances generated by the electrical arc furnace of El Marakby Steel’s new melting shop.
Habaş Successfully Commissions Hot Strip Mill from SMS Siemag
27 August 2014 - Turkish steelmaker Habaş has successfully commissioned a hot strip mill supplied by SMS Siemag in Aliağa, Turkey. Production of the first coil in July 2014 marked Habaş’ entry into the market of flat products.
POSCO Profits from Next Generation Inspection Technology from ISRA VISION PARSYTEC
26 August 2014 - POSCO and ISRA VISION PARSYTEC have forged a successful cooperative venture. ISRA VISION PARSYTEC was awarded the contract to install a SURFACE MASTER inspection system in the POSCO Pohang coupled pickle tandem line.
NLMK Kaluga Produces Millionth Tonne of Steel
26 August 2014 - NLMK Kaluga, a new generation EAF plant — part of NLMK Long Products — that manufactures a wide range of long products used in construction, has produced its millionth tonne of steel.
Emerson’s New Monitoring Program Protects Rolling Mill Drives for Safe Increases in Mill Loads
25 August 2014 - Emerson Power Transmission Solutions is launching a new torque-amplification analysis program for precisely measuring the true torque loads and vibration frequencies experienced by rolling mill drives, as part of a program to help mills process tougher alloys, increase output with thicker slabs or higher speeds, protect against cold-end slabs, or mitigate torsional vibration.
Superior Tube to Significantly Reduce Lead Times with New Draw Mill Processes
22 August 2014 - Superior Tube Company, a global leader in the manufacture of small diameter precision tubing for safety critical applications, has significantly reduced its lead times — from 30 weeks to just 6 weeks in some cases — by implementing a ‘pull system’ as part of a reconfiguration of its draw mill processes.
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