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Meech introduces Jetstream air knife technology
Meech has introduced Jetstream, an air knife system designed for challenging steel-drying applications.
News from Meech International, Oct 20, 2008
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Three steel coating mass control systems ordered
Steel Dynamics has ordered three zinc coating mass control systems, which use a proven physics-based coating mass model to generate accurate references and control the knife to strip distances.
News from Industrial Automation Services, Mar 27, 2008
Nitrogen gas wiping improves steel surface finish
Nitrogen gas wiping process - used to improve strip steel surface finish for automotive body painting - reduced nitrogen consumption by up to 50% when compared with other systems.
News from Linde Gas, Mar 20, 2008
Electric wire strand annealing furnace cuts costs
By replacing a gas furnace with an electrically heated furnace, a UK speciality wires producer has reduced energy costs and the mill's 'carbon footprint'.
News from Meltech Engineering, Dec 7, 2007
Hot-dip galvanizing line control uprated
A zinc coating mass control system uses a proven physics-based coating mass model to generate accurate references and control knife to strip distances and stripping gas pressure.
News from Morgan Construction Company, Nov 26, 2007
Hot dip zinc coating mass control ordered
'Achieva coating control' utilizes a proven physics-based coating mass model to generate accurate references and control knife to strip distances and stripping gas pressure.
News from Industrial Automation Services, Jun 20, 2007
Oxyfuel increases galvanising capacity by 30%
An oxyfuel that heats by direct flame and cleans, has boosted galvanizing capacity by 30% and resulted in removal of the 25m strip pre-cleaning section at a German steel plant.
News from Linde Gas, Feb 16, 2007
Advanced adhesives and RP to make race car
Araldite adhesives and RenShape boards play crucial prototyping role in development of the next generation of Le Mans racing car for Pescarolo.
News from Huntsman Advanced Materials, Jan 11, 2007
Locking bush improves rod line efficiency
Use of a locking bush In a processing line for the production of steel rod and bar has made the fixing of the feed rollers more efficient in a shaft to hub connection.
News from Lenze, Dec 13, 2006
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Lasers mark autosport components quickly
Laser technology is a simple, quick, and versatile means of marking a component and can be applied to metals, plastics, glass textiles and coated substrates.
News from Electrox, Nov 28, 2006
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Foul problems with metal grinding fluids solved
A premium high oil coolant with enhanced levels of microbial inhibitors and with superb long-term emulsion stability solved a rolling mill's problems with their sheet metal grinding fluid.
News from Oiluk, Sep 26, 2006
Coil shuttle cars positioned at hot dip lines
Drives using fibre optic communications and Profibus DP are helping a steelmaker to accurately position two coil shuttle cars ahead of hot dipping production lines, reducing the need for road haulage.
News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors), Feb 22, 2006
Zinc coating mass control system ordered
Achieva Coating Control utilises a proven physics-based coating mass model to generate accurate references and control of knife to strip distances and stripping gas pressure.
News from Industrial Automation Services, Aug 9, 2005
Galvanised coating mass control upgraded
A coating mass control system for hot dip galvanising minimises the generation of out-of-spec material and the minimised coating standard deviation allows for zinc savings.
News from Industrial Automation Services, Jun 20, 2005
Zinc coating line performance, economy improved
Zinc coating mass control and reporting system generates accurate references and control of knife to strip distances and stripping gas pressure, so improving performance.
News from Industrial Automation Services, Mar 18, 2005
Semi-automatic coil packaging system ordered
Avon Engineering of Waterdown, Ontario, Canada, has been selected to design and build a new semi-automatic coil packaging system for Central Plains Steel Co.
News from Avon Engineering, Aug 17, 2004
Coil packaging system contract awarded
Avon Engineering has been selected to design, engineer, and build a new coil packaging system to complement and support the present slitting operations at Gibraltar Strip Steel, USA.
News from Avon Engineering, Jun 15, 2004
Pickling line billed as Europe's most advanced
The first use in Europe of new plate heat exchangers in a pickling line's hydrochloric acid circuits, and a new inspection system for both sides of the strip, have come 'on stream'.
News from Thyssen Krupp Stahl, Aug 28, 2003
Rolling mill shape audit sets benchmark
Rolling mill shape performance audit for a single stand cold reversing mill set the benchmark of current mill performance and evaluated the impact of potential upgraded instrumentation.
News from Industrial Automation Services, Jul 15, 2003
Russian steel producer targets automotive market
Russian steel producer invests in a H2 generation plant as part of more than doubling its annual annealing capacity and to offer high grade automotive steels.
News from Mahler IGS GmbH, Jul 7, 2003
Powder bell atomiser system ups coating quality
Powder wastage, poor aesthetics and the inability to apply sufficient powder caused an Italian coated steel coil manufacturer to change to a rotary powder bell atomiser system.
News from SAMES Technologies, Jun 24, 2003
Major control system upgrade completed at Corus
A major control system upgrade and refurbishment programme, involving the large scale replacement of obsolescent process controllers, was completed recently at a major coated steel plant.
News from Eurotherm, May 12, 2003
Digital encoders and readouts up steel output
Digital encoders and readouts has increased positional accuracy during production for a steel maker set-up times have been halved, leading to enhanced repeatability, productivity and quality.
News from Newall Measurement Systems, Mar 11, 2003
Auto-system checks coated steel strip surfaces
A growing knowledge-base of defects is enabling a wide range of surface defects to be identified automatically, for the first time, in a steel strip paint coating line.
News from Cognex UK, Feb 24, 2003
Hardness testing cells designed for steelmakers
Two digital hardness testing machines will work automatically in materials testing cells for German and Spanish steelmakers.
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines, Jan 7, 2003
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