https://www.engineeringnews.co.za

TimkenSteel and SMS Meer develop advanced quench and temper facility

3rd March 2015

  

Font size: - +

This article has been supplied.

SMS Meer  (0.05 MB)

Company Announcement - TimkenSteel has placed an order with SMS Meer
www.sms-meer.com to design, construct and install a complete new heat treatment plant for TimkenSteel at the company’s Gambrinus complex in Canton, Ohio, U.S.A.

The new heat treatment line, an AQTF (Advanced Quench and Temper Facility), will set new performance standards among existing comparable facilities. TimkenSteel and SMS Meer have jointly developed the AQTF. The line combines induction preheaters and heating furnaces for both the austenitizing and tempering processes.

It will be capable of processing up to ten tons per hour of tubes and bars, ranging from four to 13 inches in diameter and a variety of different steel grades of TimkenSteel’s portfolio. The heart of the AQTF line will be the brand new Quenching Shell®, an advanced water spray system which can be used flexibly for different products and it is characterized by its adaptability to changing process conditions.

SMS Meer is continuously developing its products further and the Quenching Shell® is the result of intensive research and development work promising to become the next generation’s standard for similar applications.

SMS Meer will take the plant into operation in Ohio in the second quarter of 2015.

With a time period of one-and-a-half years from new construction to production very tight targets have been implemented. Erection and commissioning at TimkenSteel in the area of heat treatment are included in the order for the first time.

SMS Meer and TimkenSteel have been engaged in a long-lasting cooperation. TimkenSteel manufactures customized steel products and provides services for demanding applications. The company is the leader in North America in large alloy steel bars (six inches plus) and seamless mechanical tubes made of special bar steel grades. TimkenSteel posted sales of US-D 1.4 billion in 2013.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

Article Enquiry

Email Article

Save Article

Feedback

To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Showroom

Sweet-Orr
Sweet-Orr

Sweet-Orr, established in 1871, is a global leader in superior protective workwear, known for quality, innovation, and performance.

VISIT SHOWROOM 
ATI Systems
ATI Systems

ATI systems comprises five divisions: electrical assemblies, drives and controls, feedback sensors, enclosures, and strip guiding.

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







301

sq:0.065 0.988s - 143pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now