Air Products signs $12 billion joint venture in Jazan, Saudi Arabia
October 18, 2021 Source: ASM International
Air Products, Allentown, Pa., has signed and finalized definitive agreements for the asset acquisition and project financing of the $12 billion air separation unit (ASU)/gasification/power joint venture (JV) with Aramco and ACWA Power in Jazan Economic City.
Continue readingBetter catalysts from super-fast heating
August 7, 2021 Source: ASM International
HighT-Tech, Md., has won The Spinoff Prize 2021 for developing a technique to make alloys that could improve catalysts or be used to build better batteries. The method enables the startup to fine-tune the catalytic activity of the materials and discover new and potentially more efficient catalysts.
Continue readingCarpenter A-21 carburizing steel provides deep hard case and tough ductile core
May 1, 2020 Source: ASM International
Dr. Robert Buck of Carpenter Technology Corp., Philadelphia, Pa., prepared a presentation announcing development of a strong, tough, carburizable stainless steel for high-performance gear and bearing applications exposed to harsh environments.
Continue readingUnited States Steel announces aggressive actions in response to coronavirus
April 12, 2020 Source: ASM International
United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, announces a series of aggressive and meaningful actions to provide greater certainty on the company’s response to impacts from the coronavirus and the sudden, significant changes in global oil and gas markets.
Continue readingAjax Tocco induction heat treating lines process upset tubing at 15 to 20 tons per hour
April 28, 2019 Source:
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic, Warren, Ohio, announces the delivery of two large induction heat-treating quench and temper lines to facilities in the United States that process upset tubing inline. Both pipe heat-treating lines process upset tubing inline through multifrequency scheming technology at a rate of 15 to 20 tons/hour.
These systems incorporate the company’s water sleeve quenching design, using high-volume precision barrels to produce uniform metallurgical grain structures, as required by API-certified tube and pipe. To maintain uniformity for API requirements, the systems incorporate a slow-feeding, rotating cooling bed at the exit of the tempering zone to ensure straightness after heat processing.
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic has over forty years experience providing heating equipment to the pipe and tube industry. It has provided induction heating equipment for heat treating API pipe casing and tool joints, for stretch reduction of seamless tubing, for atmosphere induction systems for bright annealling of stainless tubing, for seam annealing of ERW pipe, and for many other applications.
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic, Warren, Ohio, announces the delivery of two large induction heat-treating quench and temper lines to facilities in the United States that process upset tubing inline.
Continue readingLinde Group signs contract with U.S. Praxair to supply a hydrogen plant in Louisiana
March 3, 2019 Source:
The Engineering Division of the Linde Group, Bridgewater, N.J., announces that it has signed a contract to design and supply hydrogen production equipment for the core components of Praxair Inc.’s hydrogen plant in Louisiana. The order includes the steam-methane reformer, designed and supplied by Linde subsidiary Selas Linde in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania; the pressure swing adsorption unit; and the balance of the core plant.
The facility will have a production capacity of over 190,000 Nm3/h (normal meters cubed per hour) of high-purity hydrogen, and will also generate steam. It will be highly modular, with world-class reliability and energy efficiency, and is scheduled to come on stream in 2021.
In the 2017 financial year, The Linde Group generated revenue of $19.5 billion, making it one of the leading gases and engineering companies in the world, with approximately 58,000 employees working in more than 100 countries worldwide. The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business, with forward-looking products and services.
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The Engineering Division of the Linde Group, Bridgewater, N.J., announces that it has signed a contract to design and supply hydrogen production equipment for the core components of Praxair Inc.’s hydrogen plant in Louisiana.
Continue readingNucor to invest $650 million in Gallitin flat-rolled sheet steel mill to expand production
October 21, 2018 Source:
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company's flat-rolled sheet steel mill located in Ghent, Ky. This investment will increase the production capability from 1,600,000 tons to approximately 3,000,000 tons annually, and will increase the maximum coil width to approximately 73 inches. The project is expected to create 70 full-time jobs.
This expansion complements the $176 million investment currently under way to construct a hot band continuous pickle galvanizing line at Nucor Steel Gallatin. The pickle galvanizing line is expected to be operational in the first half of 2019 and will produce approximately 500,000 tons per year of galvanized hot band steel. Nucor continues to evaluate additional expansion projects as part of the company's initiative to further grow its sheet business.
“This investment is another major component of our planned strategy for long-term profitable growth,†said John Ferriola, chairman, CEO & president of Nucor. “Together with the new galvanizing line, this expansion increases our presence in the important Midwest market, specifically in the automotive, agriculture, heavy equipment, and energy pipe and tube sectors.â€
Nucor acquired the former Gallatin Steel Company in late 2014 for a purchase price of approximately $780 million.
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., announces that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company’s flat-rolled sheet steel mill located in Ghent, Ky.
Continue readingCommercial heat treater Thermetco expands capacity with AFC-Holcroft furnaces
September 14, 2018 Source:
Thermetco, Montreal, announces that it has expanded its heat treatment production capability with the purchase of a new AFC-Holcroft UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) furnace and a UBT (Universal Batch Temper) furnace.
The equipment will be used for general heat treating and offers the capability of providing metallurgical processes such as carburizing, carbonitriding, annealing, tempering, stress relieving, and other processes. AFC-Holcroft UBQ batch furnace equipment is designed not only to encompass a wide range of metallurgical processes, but also to offer flexibility in production capability through its modularity and expandability.
Thermetco is the largest commercial heat treater in Quebec, offering several different heat-treating processes, with well-known customers in the automotive, aerospace, energy and petrochemical industries. Delivery took place in the first quarter of 2018. The equipment was installed and commissioned at the company’s newly built manufacturing facility in Chateauguay (suburb of Montreal).
Thermetco, Montreal, announces that it has expanded its heat treatment production capability with the purchase of a new AFC-Holcroft UBQ (Universal Batch Quench) furnace and a UBT (Universal Batch Temper) furnace.
Continue readingNucor to expand sheet mill in Kentucky from 1,600,000 to 3,000,000 tons per year
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Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., reports that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company's flat-rolled sheet steel mill in Ghent, Kentucky. This investment will increase the production capability from 1,600,000 tons to approximately 3,000,000 tons annually and will increase the maximum coil width to approximately 73 inches. The project is expected to create 70 full-time jobs.
This expansion complements the $176 million investment currently underway to construct a hot band continuous pickle galvanizing line at Nucor Steel Gallatin. The pickle galvanizing line is expected to be operational in the first half of 2019 and will produce approximately 500,000 tons per year of galvanized hot band steel. Nucor continues to evaluate additional expansion projects as part of the company's initiative to further grow its sheet business.
"This investment is another major component of our planned strategy for long-term profitable growth," said John Ferriola, Chairman, CEO & President of Nucor. "Together with the new galvanizing line, this expansion increases our presence in the important Midwest market, specifically in the automotive, agriculture, heavy equipment, and energy pipe and tube sectors." Nucor acquired the former Gallatin Steel Company in late 2014 for a purchase price of approximately $780 million.
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., reports that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company’s flat-rolled sheet steel mill in Ghent, Kentucky.
Continue readingAbstract from 2018 MS&T Conference, Microalloyed Steels Symposium: Development of Hot Rolled Ultra High Strength Steel with Enhanced Mechanical Properties
September 7, 2018 Source: ASM International
Hot-rolled ultra-high strength steel with a gauge range of 3-10mm (0.118 – 0.395 inch) was developed using conventional slab caster and hot strip mill technology at Stelco Inc. to meet standard industry specifications along with additional unique customer requirements.
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