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SMS Meer to install heat treatment line at TimkenSteel

SMS Meer, Düsseldorf, has received an order from TimkenSteel to design, construct, and install a complete heat treatment system at its Gambrinus complex in Canton, Ohio. The line will process up to 10 tons/hr. of tubes and bars from 4 to 13 in. dia. and a variety of different steel grades.

The two companies have developed the AQTF (advanced quench and temper facility) line together. It combines induction preheaters and heating furnaces for both the austenitizing and tempering processes. The heart of the line will be the new Quenching Shell®, a water spray system that can be used flexibly for different products.

The system will begin operation in Ohio in Q2 2015.