Hot Off the Press
Single-Loop Slitting Line
Headed for Bronx Coil Processor
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Braner USA, Inc., Schiller Park, IL, has received an order from Midland Steel Warehouse Corp., Bronx, NY, to design and manufacture a ¼- by 72-in. single-loop slitting line. The line will process 50,000-lb. coils at up to 1000 ft./min, and will feature a turret-head slitter with quick-change heads capable of slitting five cuts in ¼-in. stock, 10 cuts in 3/16-in. hot-rolled coil, and 20-plus cuts in 0.075-in. cold-rolled and galvanized stock. The line should install in Spring 2003.
TD Center Adds Sales Agencies
in Florida and on the West Coast
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
The ArvinMeritor TD Center, Columbus, IN, has added Steve Rainwater, owner of Process Innovations, to represent its wear-resistant vanadium-carbide coatings to manufacturers in Florida. It also added Advanced Technical Sales of Arizona, and its president Thad Skladnowski, to represent its products in southern California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.
Weiss Industries Receives ISO Certification
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Both of the Mansfield, OH, facilities of Weiss Industries, Inc. have been certified to ISO 9001:2000. One facility, the firm’s Metal Products Division, supplies metal stampings and welded assemblies. The second facility houses the firm’s Metallurgical Services Division, a supplier of commercial heattreating services. Learn more at
www.weissind.com.