SECO/WARWICK Corporation USA

News Release

For Immediate Release

July 9, 2010

SECO/WARWICK Allied Commisssions Hydrogen Atmosphere Annealing System for Uttam Galva Steels

Uttam Galva Steels Batch Hydrogen Bell Annealing Furnace System
Hydrogen Atmosphere Annealing System

Mumbai, India–

SECO WARWICK Allied has commissioned a 54,400 MTPA capacity 4 base Hydrogen atmosphere annealing installation for Uttam Galva Steels Ltd., Khopoli (near Mumbai).

The charge material is cold rolled strip coils of grade DQ / DDQ having outer diameter 2,000 mm and width of 1,250 mm. Each annealing base is designed for a maximum load of 108 MT and reference charge load of 96.4 MT. The designed overall stack height is 5,300 mm for 4 coils per batch which are stacked using intermediate convectors between the coils.

The scope of supply for the installation included (2) gas fired heating hoods (pulse firing) based on LPG / NG fuel, (4) annealing bases each with base valve stands, (4) corrugated inner covers, (2) mist cooling hoods, main common pressure reducing station for the utilities and complete PLC-based control and monitoring system.

About Uttam Galva Steels

Uttam Galva Steels is one of the largest manufacturers of cold rolled steel (“CR”) in western India. The company is into the business of procuring hot rolled steel (“HR”) and further processing into CR and further into GP and color coated coils. Excess capacity of CR is converted to value added grades in Cold rolled closed annealed (“CRCA”) coils, cut to length sheets and sold in the market. In the fiscal 2009, it had net sales revenue of US $ 876.5 million and net income of US $ 19.46 million.

The company is a major supplier of CRCA to manufacturers of automobiles, white goods, general engineering and drums and barrel segments. 

 About SECO WARWICK Allied
Founded in 1971, Allied Consulting Engineers has over 180 employees and is a highly accomplished producer of industrial furnaces and incineration systems.  They specialize in hydrogen bell annealing, roller hearth, galvanizing, continuous hardening & tempering, reheating, bright annealing, bogie hearth, pit pot, rotary and special application furnace systems along with hot air generators, fired process heaters and incinerators.  As an integral member of the SECO/WARWICK Group, SECO WARWICK Allied shares engineering expertise and provides local manufacturing services in India.

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For more information, contact:

Matt Druciak, Project Sales Engineer - Heat Treat & Primary Steel Products
(814) 547-1593 cell phone
mdruciak@secowarwick.com

Beth Ryan, Marketing Communication Director
1.814.332.8437
bryan@secowarwick.com

SECO/WARWICK Corporation manufactures industrial furnaces including aluminum furnaces, steel reheat furnaces, hydrogen bell annealing furnaces, straight heat treating furnaces, atmosphere furnaces & generators, vacuum furnaces and aluminum reverb melting and holding systems. 

SECO/WARWICK provides heat treating equipment and services worldwide for customers involved with primary steel and aluminum, aluminum recycling, steel manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, commercial heat treating, HVAC, electronics, lighting, medical equipment and nuclear applications. The globally integrated organization includes SECO/WARWICK Corp. (USA), Retech Systems LLC (USA), SECO/WARWICK S.A. (Poland), ELTERMA S.A. (Poland), SECO WARWICK Allied Pvt. Ltd. (India) and SECO/WARWICK Industrial Furnace Co. Ltd. (China).

 

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