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Fives Bronx Receives Order For API Pipe Straightening Equipment

29 April 2013 - Fives Bronx has received an order for a six roll straightening machine from TPCO America.

Abakan Lights-Up Its First Clad Pipe Manufacturing Facility in Ohio

29 April 2013 - Abakan Inc., an advanced coatings and metal formulations company, announced the first test-run of its CermaClad™ high-intensity arc lamp and also the official opening of its first clad pipe manufacturing plant on 26 April 2013 in Euclid, Ohio.

Quad Infotech to Provide Nucor Steel Texas with Energy Management Solutions

24 April 2013 - Quad Infotech has been awarded an order by Nucor Steel Texas to provide a comprehensive energy management solution through its Energy Methods™ suite of products.

Sandvik High-Temperature Tube Grade Sanicro™ 25 Achieves ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Approval

24 April 2013 - Developed for advanced ultra-supercritical steam boiler applications in highly efficient next generation power plants, Sanicro™ 25 (UNS S31035) tube grade from Sandvik has now achieved ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) approval.

Michigan Seamless Tube Announces $25 Million Capital Improvement Project

23 April 2013 - MST - Seamless Tube & Pipe's parent company Optima Specialty Steel has committed US$25 million in capital to expand MST’s operations and increase production capacity.

Tenova Expands Further in Heat Treatment Furnaces

22 April 2013 - Loi Thermprocess, a subsidiary of Tenova, has acquired Metall Technologie Holding (mth), a worldwide manufacturer group of industrial furnaces consisting of the companies Schmetz, BMI, Mahler, IVA, RIVA and Huisen-MTH.

Feralloy Decatur Hosts Open House Showcasing New Butech Bliss Stretch Leveler Technology

19 April 2013 - Feralloy’s Decatur, Ala., plant recently hosted an open house featuring its newest leveling technology, the Butech Bliss Stretch Leveler with 1,850 tons of stretching force.

KOCKS to Supply the Largest Integrated Steel Mill in ASEAN with 3-Roll Reducing & Sizing Block

19 April 2013 - The Taiwanese Formosa Plastics Group has contracted German company FRIEDRICH KOCKS GmbH & Co KG to supply a 3-roll reducing and sizing block in heavy duty design (RSB) for their Vietnam-based subsidiary Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp.

Woodings Delivers Service and Speed to Help Customer Get Back On-Line

17 April 2013 - Woodings recently helped a Michigan steelmaker with emergency repair work to recondition 8 valves and get the equipment back on line in less than 10 days.

Quad Infotech to Supply MES System to Nucor Steel Utah

17 April 2013 - Quad Infotech has been awarded an order by Nucor Steel to provide a comprehensive manufacturing execution system (MES) for its two rolling mills in Utah.

New Gimbal Controller from Siemens to Improve Charging in Corex Plant in South Africa

17 April 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from ArcelorMittal South Africa – Saldanha Works, to modernize the controllers of the two Gimbal charging systems in a Corex plant of the company.

WorldAutoSteel: Steel Eliminates Weight Gap with Aluminum for Car Bodies

16 April 2013 - The latest in a continuing series of research studies strongly suggest that steel auto body structures in the near future can be as lightweight as today’s aluminum bodies, while meeting all crash performance standards and at comparable cost of current steel structures, WorldAutoSteel reports

Universal Stainless CEO Provides Update on North Jackson, Ohio, Investment

15 April 2013 - Dennis Oates, chairman, president and CEO of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, provided an update of the company’s North Jackson, Ohio, investment at the 8 April 2013 dinner meeting of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology.

U. S. Steel CEO: New Steel Grades to Play Leading Role in Achieving Future Fuel Economy Requirements

12 April 2013 - What material will lead the way in helping automakers achieve future fuel economy requirements? According to John Surma, chairman and CEO of United States Steel Corporation, the clear answer is steel.

MORE Successfully Commissions Motank Ram at Gerdau Corsa in Mexico

12 April 2013 - Gerdau Corsa successfully installed a Motank — a remote controlled ram for slag doors supplied by MORE — in its 60 ton AC EAF in Hidalgo, Mexico.

Severstal Launches New Finishing Press to Supply Pipes for the South Stream Project

11 April 2013 - The Izhora Pipe Plant, a producer of large diameter pipes using strips supplied by the Cherepovets Steel Mill, both business units within the Russian Steel Division of OAO Severstal, has commissioned a new finishing press.

Wichita Clutch Develops New Composite Water Jackets

11 April 2013 - Wichita Clutch, Wichita Falls, Texas, has developed new corrosion-resistant, lightweight engineered composite water jackets designed as drop-in replacements for cast iron jackets in WCB compatible brakes.

Outotec to Deliver Technology for Iron Ore Pelletizing Plant in China

11 April 2013 - Outotec has agreed with Baotou Steel International Economic & Trading Co. Ltd on the design and delivery of an indurating furnace for a new iron ore pelletizing plant to be built in China.

Timken Brings In-Line Forge Press, Intermediate Finishing Line and Heat-Treat Investments On Line

10 April 2013 - The Timken Company announced the completion of three previously announced capital investment projects totaling US$85 million. The Steel business investments include an open-die in-line forge press at the Faircrest Steel Plant in Canton, Ohio, and an intermediate finishing line and a second induction thermal treatment line at the Gambrinus Steel Plant, also in Canton.  

Timken Brings In-Line Forge Press, Intermediate Finishing Line and Heat-Treat Investments On Line

10 April 2013 - The Timken Company announced the completion of three previously announced capital investment projects totaling US$85 million. The Steel business investments include an open-die in-line forge press at the Faircrest Steel Plant in Canton, Ohio, and an intermediate finishing line and a second induction thermal treatment line at the Gambrinus Steel Plant, also in Canton.