EuroWire September 2019

Corporate News

US Steel Košice places major order withTenova

THE Slovakian company US Steel Košice – a large integrated steel producer in Central Europe – has placed a major order for the supply of an annealing and coating line (ACL) for dynamo steel strips with Tenova LOI Thermprocess. The plant bears the internal name Dynamo-Line no 4 and will meet the requirements for the production of non-grain oriented electrical steel. The contract scope includes the engineering, to a large extent the turnkey delivery of all equipment, and the supervision of the assembly and commissioning including training. The entire line is designed and delivered by Tenova, a company of the Techint Group, which provides innovative solutions for the metals and mining industries. Tenova, with its companies Tenova LOI Thermprocess and Tenova Italimpianti, supplies the complete annealing and coating line (ACL) including heat treatment section (furnace) of the plant, the entire strip handling and chemical processing with drying oven following the coil coating, and the associated electrical, instrumentation and control technology, including the automation system. advanced Tenova technology as its partner for several reasons: the many references for comparable facilities, the short realisation time and the mathematical model were of crucial importance. US Steel Košice is a wholly owned subsidiary of US Steel Group, headquartered in the USA. It is a fully integrated metallurgical plant and one The customer chose Tenova LOI Thermprocess and the

▲ ▲ The US Steel Košice plant

outdated annealing and coating lines and the construction of the new modern annealing and coating plant. In the period 2000-2019, Tenova received a total of 60 orders for heat treatment systems for electrical steel, of which 34 plants were completely new installations. Tenova LOI Thermoprocess – Germany Website : www.tenova.com

of the largest industrial companies in the Slovak Republic. In addition to the production of thin sheet, ultra-fine sheet and galvanised strip, non-grain-oriented electrical steel sheets have been produced for more than 30 years. The company is realising extensive modernisation measures to improve product quality. One of the measures is the dismantling of two

New partnership for North American market

In order to improve its service, support, sales and brand awareness in North America and Mexico, Fortuna Federn has formed a new partnership with Coiling Equipment LLC company, which is now the exclusive distributor for its products on the North American market. Al Uzumcu, president, has an extensive background in engineering and CNC machining, and Gerry Wright, sales manager, has spent many years working in industrial and technical sales. John Schneider of Alex Industries, Inc will be providing additional sales and service support to Fortuna. Coiling Equipment’s goal is to provide Fortuna Federn’s customers with customised solutions for their spring-making needs, and after-sales service support, parts and tooling in North America.

Fortuna Federn GmbH – Austria Website : www.fortunafedern.com Coiling Equipment LLC – USA Website : www.coilingequipment.com

▲ ▲ Al Uzumcu, right, and Gerry Wright, of Coiling Equipment LLC

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