Norandal USA Inc signed an agreement with Industrial Automation Services to supply and commission a new mill setup model, new hot edge sprays and improved shape control technology for the Six-High Cold Mill at Huntingdon Tennessee, USA. The technology incorporates software and hardware to optimise mill threading operations, reduce end yield losses and in conjunction with the hot edge spray control and upgraded shape control, improve mill throughput. The scope of supply also includes new segmented spray bars, a cooland heater and associated engineering to locate the new equipment. Ormet Aluminum Mill Products Corporation, Rolling Mill Divison, Hannibal, Ohio, has recently placed two additional orders with IAS to design, supply and commission replacement control systems on their two stand tandem cold mill and their three stand tandem ho mill. The scope of supply for the 2 stand cold mill is to replace the existing Mannesmann/Broner "Maras" control with a new IAS system for HGC/AGC and automatic flatness control. The scope for the 3 stand tandem hot mill is again to replace the existing Mannesmann/Broner "Maras" control with a new IAS system performing HGC/AGC, along with interstand tension control.
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