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Restructuring at Rolled Metal Products
Metal service center Rolled Metal Products (RMP) announced plans to merge its business units in Torrington, CT, and Bensalem, PA. Machinery and inven- tory from the Torrington facility will be relo- cated to the Bensalem site, renamed Rolled Metal Products—Northeast. Appointed as managers of the facility: Ed Schulz, general manager; Stephen Krause, regional sales and purchasing manager; and Richard Kubitsky, opera- tions manager. Ron Williams remains president of RMP, which also operates a plant in Alsip, IL.
Rolled Metal Products:
www.rolledmetalproducts.com
Brochure Introduces an Alternative to Acid-Pickled Strip
A brochure from Red Bud Industries introduces the Eco Picked Surface (EPS) process as an environmentally friendly direct replacement for acid pickling. Comparatively, EPS lines consume less floor space and are less expensive to operate. The process uses a slurry mixture of water and steel grit propelled onto the strip in a
uniform stream to remove surface scale.
The EPS process also can reduce common mill imperfections such as roll marks, pitting and silicon streaks. And, according to Red Bud, EPS-processed steel resists rusting longer than does pickled steel, and it can be shipped dry
to customers, eliminating the need to oil the material.
The brochure goes on to explain the benefits of the EPS process when weld- ing, stamping and rollforming.
Red Bud Industries: 618/282-3801; www.redbudindustries.com, www.epsprocess.com
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