SHIPPING & RECEIVING
Cold-reduced coils are received and shipped by covered rail and truck.
50-ton overhead, remote-controlled cranes unload and place incoming coils onto transfer cars, which move them into the automated warehouse.
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Temper Rolling/Tension Leveling
Automated Warehouse
Environmental Operations
Shipping & Receiving
Galvanizing Pots
Entry/Cleaner
Delivery
Packaging
Delivery
GST
AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE
Incoming coils are assigned a storage location and delivered to the entry coil saddles according to the production sequence.
Automated cranes select coils based upon production schedules and place them onto the transfer car in the appropriate sequence for the line.
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Shipping & Receiving
Automated Warehouse
Entry/Cleaner
Environmental Operations
Galvanizing Pots
Temper Rolling/Tension Leveling
Delivery
GST
Packaging
ENTRY/CLEANER
An incoming coil is loaded onto one of the two pay-off reels.
While a coil is being processed on one reel, another is being prepared to be welded from the other reel.
The entry section is stopped to weld the head end of a new coil to the tail end of the coil being processed, beginning the continuous process operation.
The entry accumulator stores the steel sheet to enable welding and maintaining the continuous process operation.
The cleaner removes mill oils and iron fines before the steel sheet enters the annealing furnace.
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Shipping & Receiving
Automated Warehouse
Entry/Cleaner
Environmental Operations
Galvanizing Pots
Temper Rolling/Tension Leveling
Delivery
GST
Packaging
Shipping & Receiving
Automated Warehouse
Entry/Cleaner
Environmental Operations
Galvanizing Pots
Temper Rolling/Tension Leveling
Delivery
GST
Packaging
ENVIRONMENTAL
OPERATIONS
Environmental operations includes equipment that controls chemicalsupply, cooling water and waste water treatment systems to support line operation.
The waste water treatment system utilizes ultra filtration and reverse osmosis equipment for water reclamation from two waste streams with up to 80 percent water recovery and reuse.
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Shipping & Receiving
Automated Warehouse
Entry/Cleaner
Environmental Operations
Galvanizing Pots
Temper Rolling/Tension Leveling
Delivery
GST
Packaging
GALVANIZING POTS
Two zinc pots allow for greater flexibility and a wider range of coated products.
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Shipping & Receiving
Automated Warehouse
Entry/Cleaner
Environmental Operations
Galvanizing Pots
Temper Rolling/Tension Leveling
Delivery
GST
Packaging
TEMPER ROLLING / TENSION LEVELING
The temper rolling mill imparts required surface roughness and appearance, and limits yield-point elongation by a controlled compression and elongation of the steel sheet.
The tension leveler extends the steel sheet over bending rolls to produce superior flatness – vital for the efficient fabrication of lightweight automotive parts.
The line also features inline chemical roll coaters.
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Shipping & Receiving
Automated Warehouse
Entry/Cleaner
Environmental Operations
Galvanizing Pots
Temper Rolling/Tension Leveling
Delivery
GST
Packaging
DELIVERY
The delivery accumulator stores the steel sheet while the coil is cut and discharged to maintain continuous process operation.
A surface inspection system constantly records the steel sheet’s surface condition in addition to visual inspection by quality assurance personnel.
A high-speed delivery shear cuts thecoil to customer specifications as wellas cuts samples for quality assurance testing.
Two tension reels, one operating and one stand-by, wind the coil to therequired tension.
A coil car removes the processed coil from the tension reel; the coil is transported for further processing atthe recoil line, packaging and to the shipping bay for delivery to the customer.
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Shipping & Receiving
Automated Warehouse
Entry/Cleaner
Environmental Operations
Galvanizing Pots
Temper Rolling/Tension Leveling
Delivery
GST
Packaging
GST
Inspection, oiling and side trimming occur on our GST line. The GST has the capability to reverse the strip surface and wind to a 20.0" or 24.0" inner diameter.
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Shipping & Receiving
Automated Warehouse
Entry/Cleaner
Environmental Operations
Galvanizing Pots
Temper Rolling/Tension Leveling
Delivery
GST
Packaging
PACKAGING
Finished product is banded and wrapped according to customer specifications.
Each coil is provided with edge protection and stretch wrapped.
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