TPT May 2015

Industry News

Fives selected for automotive steel projects

and WISCO to set up a production joint venture in Wuhan, China, were part of the contracts signed at the Elysée Palace during the official visit to France of the Chinese President Xi Jinping. The above contracts include Fives advanced technologies and process know-how, such as Stein Digiflex ® vertical annealing furnaces, DMS Skin- pass 4Hi or 6Hi, pre-oxidation and Flash Cooling ® technologies, allowing for the production of AHSS with lean compositions including the highest grades of DP and TRIP steels, based on KEODS process expertise. The latest generation of AdvanTek ® WRT 2.0 combustion systems reduce fuel consumption and NOx emissions, while operating with different available fuels on-site (natural gas, coke oven gas or mixed gas), especially in dual fuel mode with an automatic switchover from one gas to another.

Three continuous galvanising lines (CGL), one continuous annealing line (CAL), and one vertical furnace for another CGL were awarded to Fives in 2014, all dedicated to the production of a wide range of high value-added automotive steels, including advanced high strength steels. Two CGLs with an annual capacity of 840,000 tons in total will be built by Fives for Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co, a China-based iron and steel manufacturing company. Two other CGLs, with an annual capacity of 870,000 tons in total, will be installed for Guangxi Iron & Steel Group Co, part of WISCO group, for its new integrated plant in Fangchenggang, located in the fast-growing southern coastal region of China. Another important contract was signed by Fives for the supply of a full new continuous annealing line with an annual capacity of 930,000 tons, also to be installed in the Fangchenggang plant of Guangxi Iron & Steel. The contract for the CAL, as well as a cooperation agreement between Fives Bliss will provide the exit end terminal equipment. John Mrkonjic, corporate VP of engineering at Nelson Steel, stated, “This is an exciting collaboration for our companies. To work together on this massive project for one of America’s largest steel companies will be an incredible achievement. Our Nelson Steel Consulting & Technology Group/ Butech Bliss team will ensure that SDI’s capabilities are more efficient in the future.” Engineering of the project commenced in January, and operation of the line is scheduled to be in start-up in late 2015. Nelson Steel has provided steel pickling services to the metals industry for over 43 years. Its Consulting & Technology Group designs and builds

FIVES, an international engineering group that designs and supplies process technologies to various industries, has been awarded five new processing line contracts for the automotive steel market.

Production of high value-added automotive steel

Fives – France Fax: +33 1 45 23 75 71

Email: contact@fivesgroup.com Website: www.fivesgroup.com

Building a push/pull pickling line in Indiana NELSON Steel’s Consulting &

pickling line process sections for push/ pull, semi-continuous and continuous systems, and also specialises in revamping existing pickling lines. Nelson Steel is a division of Samuel, Son & Co, Ltd, a family-owned metals distribution and processing company. Butech Bliss provides engineering, manufacturing and field services to the metals industries from its 400,000ft 2 technology centre in Salem, Ohio, USA.

TechnologyGroup andButechBliss have been awarded a large-scale equipment upgrade at the Steel Dynamics (SDI) facility in Butler, Indiana, USA. The existing hot band finishing line at the facility will be upgraded. The upgrade will enable the line to convert hot band to hot-rolled pickled and oiled coils in thicknesses up to 3 / 8 " by widths up to 64" at speeds up to 600 fpm. The line will also maintain its current capability to level and side trim hot band coils when required, by bypassing the pickling section. Nelson Steel’s Consulting & Technology Group will provide the design and on-site supervision of the processing sections of the line. Butech

Nelson Steel – Canada Email: sales@nelsonsteel.com Website: www.nelsonsteel.com Butech Bliss – USA Fax: +1 330 337 0800 Email: sales@butech.com Website: www.butechbliss.com

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