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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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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.
MORE Starts Up Catfis Manipulator at Ternium Mexico
10 April 2013 - MORE announced the successful installation and commissioning of a CATFIS manipulator at Ternium Mexico’s 120 ton AC EAF in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Deacero Commissions Oxygen and Carbon Injection Technology Package from MORE
09 April 2013 - MORE announced the successful installation and commissioning of module technology at Deacero’s 150 ton AC EAF at its mill in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico.
VIZ-Steel Implements Energy-Efficient Technologies
09 April 2013 - VIZ-Steel has commenced the installation of a steam reforming facility that will replace the more expensive electrolysis method used during the process of electrical steel production.
Abakan Contracts to Build Large-Scale Clad Pipe Facility in Brazil
09 April 2013 - Abakan Inc. has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Cone S.A. for construction of a manufacturing facility to suit large-scale clad pipe manufacture in Brazil.
Siemens to Supply Rail and Section Mill to Kazakhstan
08 April 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order to supply Aktobe Rail and Section Works LLP in Kazakhstan with a 430,000 ton per year rail and section mill.
Severstal Commissions the New No. 7 Coke Oven Battery at Cherepovets
08 April 2013 - OAO Severstal’s Cherepovets steel mill commissioned its new No.7 coke oven battery (KB-7) following a 4.5 billion rubles reconstruction project.
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