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Mexican Steelmaker Orders Acid-Free "Pickling" Line
28 January 2016 - Mexico’s Talleres y Aceros has ordered an Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) descaling line to round out operations at its new mini-mill in the state of Veracruz.
TMW Modifies Expansion Plans to Adapt to New Opportunities
09 February 2015 - The Material Works, Ltd. (TMW) announced today that the unprecedented acceptance and growth of Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) technology has forced reconsideration of its plans to open a flat rolled toll processing center adjacent to the Big River Steel mill being currently under construction. TMW will instead expand the capacity of its present Red Bud, Illinois facility to include a new EPS processing and technology center and associated equipment to process the new generation of higher strength steels.
Lee Steel Installs Red Bud EPS® Coil Line
19 November 2014 - Lee Steel Corp. of Novi, Mich., recently installed a Red Bud Industries’ EPS (Eco Pickled Surface) coil line. The new line is capable of removing scale from HRS material up to .375” at 72” wide and coil weights up to 70,000 lbs.
TMW to Open Toll Processing Center at Big River Steel
29 October 2014 - The Material Works Ltd. (TMW) has committed to build an advanced flat rolled toll processing center adjacent to the new Big River Steel mill in Osceola, Ark.
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.
The Material Works and SES Partner to Supply EPS Systems to Steel Mills
08 August 2014 - The Material Works Ltd. (TMW) has designated SES LLC as the newest authorized supplier of environmentally friendly pickling lines incorporating patented Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) Technology.
TMW and Zhejiang Jingu Form EPS Technology Joint Venture in Asia
16 April 2014 - The Material Works Ltd. (TMW) and Zhejiang Jingu Co. Ltd. have formed a joint venture company, TMW Jingu Environmental Protection Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd., to supply EPS cells exclusively to the Chinese and Korean markets.
Eco Pickled Surface Technology Wins Approval from GM and Chrysler
09 December 2013 - The Material Works, Ltd. (TMW) announced that strip steel processed by the eco pickled surface (EPS) technology has been approved as a replacement for acid pickled steel by the automotive manufacturers General Motors and Chrysler.
First Generation EPS Production Line Brought Into Operation at TISCO
18 November 2013 - Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. (TISCO) completed processing of the first coil through its new Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) production line on 12 July 2013.
