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Fives designed and supplied the award-win- ning CGL #3 to increase SDI’s production capacity and expand its product portfolio at the Columbus plant. The line has a capacity of 400,000 tons per year and is dedicated to producing unexposed automotive steel grades, as well as specialized grades for the construction, appliance, and automotive industries.
The scope of the project supply included entry & exit coil handling sections, a degreasing section, a horizontal annealing furnace, hot dip galvanizing and cooling equipment, a skin-pass mill and strip leveler, inspection, and metallurgical assis- tance for different steel grades and types of coating.
Strong partnership for first coil
The advanced line produced its first prime coil on schedule amidst challenging COVID conditions.
“Overcoming these challenges while ensur- ing the project’s success was possible thanks to our strong partnership with the SDI team. We achieved the first coil in just 18 months because our operational objec- tives were clear and totally aligned with SDI. They had a great team on site, and we were able to ramp up in record time,” says Guillaume Mehlman, President of Steel & Glass Division at Fives.
Press releases
Fives – Steel & Glass Division
Natalia Artemieva
Tel: +33 6 11 56 19 28 natalia.artemieva@ fivesgroup.com
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