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May
2007
Vol. 4, No. 5
Show Guide for AISTech 2007 plus Project and Plant Management/Energy
About the Cover
Delivery end of the SMS continuous pickle line at SeverCorr’s new, next-generation steel plant in Columbus, Miss. The pickle line produced its first coil on Dec. 21, 2006. In May 2007, the pickle line is scheduled to be coupled to a 5-stand, 4-high, continuous cold mill with closed-loop AGC, closed-loop strip flatness, CVC roll shifting, and superior surface for the exposed automotive market. SeverCorr operators-in-training are Arthur Green, side trimmer operator (top level); Robert Mallard, side trimmer operator (nest level); and (bottom level, left to right) Jimmy Mallard, tension reel operator; Tommy Bonner, tandem mill roller; and Leo Deistler, lead supervisor pickle/tandem. Photo courtesy of SeverCorr.
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David Sutherland: Keeping IPSCO on the Right Track
Joann Cantrell
Recently celebrating its 50th anniversary, IPSCO has come a long way from its beginnings as a small-diameter pipe mill serving a Canadian market. Building on its history as a major pipe supplier to the energy industry, IPSCO is highly regarded today as a prominent supplier of plate in the North American steel industry. Likewise, chief executive officer David Sutherland is far from his roots in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The company’s unassuming leader, with a drive to excel, has built his success upon a strong foundation. During his tenure, Sutherland has helped IPSCO grow to become a NAFTA-based, bi-national, multilocation developer and producer of high-quality steel and tubular products.
From the operational headquarters in Lisle, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, David Sutherland recently discussed his career with IPSCO, changes in the steel industry and future projects with Iron & Steel Technology editor, Joann Cantrell. |
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Three-dimensional Piping
Melena Kay Huller, senior mechanical engineer/project engineer, Middough Inc., Cleveland, Ohio (hullermk@middough.com)
A database-driven, three-dimensional model can be used to increase drawing production and reduce human errors. Additional advantages of the system include
virtual walkthrough and interference detection. |
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Industrial Building Design — Seismic Issues
John A. Rolfes (left), vice president, Computerized Structural Design, Milwaukee, Wis. (jrolfes@csd-eng.com), and Robert A. MacCrimmon (right), senior civil/structural consultant — industrial and regional projects, Hatch Acres, Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada (rmaccrimmon@hatch.ca)
This paper discusses current seismic provisions for the design and construction of steel-framed industrial buildings. Also discussed are current design codes for, and the design of, nonbuilding structures often
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Pressing, Cooling and Coiling — China Steel HSM No. 1 Major Upgrade Project
Wlodzimierz Filipczyk (left), manager — performance analysis and development, TM GE Automation Systems, Salem, Va. (wlodzimierz.filipczyk@tmeic-ge.com), and Chen-Hua Lin (right), assistant general superintendent — Rolling Mill Dept. II, China Steel Corp., Kaohsiung, Taiwan (linch@mail.csc.com.tw)
This paper discusses the scope and implementation approach during each phase of China Steel’s No. 1 hot strip mill upgrade. Production and quality impacts and start-up ramps are shown. Targeted objectives and final results are also presented. |
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Flameless Oxyfuel for Highly Visible Results
Per Vesterberg (left), product manager — steel and nonferrous, Linde AG, Gas Division, Lidingö, Sweden (per.vesterberg@linde-gas.com), and Grzegorz Moroz (right), senior application engineer — Iron & Steel, Recycling, Linde Gas LLC, Cleveland, Ohio (grzegorz.moroz@us.linde-gas.com)
Flameless oxyfuel combines the positive aspects of conventional oxyfuel combustion with ultralow
emissions of NOx and better rolling, forging and annealing. Results from tests and full-scale installations in reheating and annealing furnaces are discussed. |
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High-emissivity Coating Technology Improves Annealing Furnace Efficiency
Robert Scott, pickle technical manager, AK Steel, Rockport, Ind. (robert.scott@aksteel.com), and Stephen D. Cherico, business director, Cetek Ltd., Brook Park, Ohio (steve.cherico@fosbel.com)
AK Steel Rockport Works recently applied high-emissivity coatings technology to their No. 1 and No. 2 annealing furnaces to improve furnace efficiency and reduce fuel consumption. The application and results are presented. |
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