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Primetals Technologies to upgrade Vinton Steel’s Texas steel mill
- October 30, 2018
- News Release
- Tube and Pipe Production
Vinton Steel LLC of Vinton, Texas, has signed a contract with Primetals Technologies for an upgrade of its bar mill. The upgrade will enable Vinton to reduce delays, increase productivity, improve bundle quality, and handle bar up to 80 ft. long. Startup is expected in early 2020.
The project comprises a complete bar handling arrangement from cold shear to product unloading, which includes a 660-short-ton cold shear, cold shear runout table, gauge beam, short bar handling system, bar counting equipment, bundle forming equipment, bundle tying, and bundle storage. Primetals also will supply an optical bar counter with positional layer separation, electrical equipment, automation, and installation engineering.
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