What's New at Niagara Specialty Metals

[nsm]

New Sheet Mill housing sliding into place

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[nsm]

I've been told by a friend that YouTube works better for these posts. Still trying to learn.

 

[SharpBits]

Thanks to you and the entire staff at NSM for all you do and for doing it all here in the States.

 

[Danny Linguini]

My next favorite thing in the world after choo-choos is BFM’s (big f’n machines). I just retired from an IT career earlier this year, and I often wonder ‘what if’ I had gone into a career in my biggest obsession since childhood. Those things are so cool.

 

[Steven65]

I've been told by a friend that YouTube works better for these posts. Still trying to learn.

Awesome video, beautifully shot and edited. The plant looks amazing.

One day I'm coming to buy an entire heat lot of Magnacut and I'm sticking it on my front lawn like the Monolith in 2001!

 

[nsm]

Awesome video, beautifully shot and edited. The plant looks amazing.

One day I'm coming to buy an entire heat lot of Magnacut and I'm sticking it on my front lawn like the Monolith in 2001!

Like this?

 

[Steven65]

Like this?View attachment 3006903

EXACTLY!! It should still be standing there when the sun goes nova in a couple of million years!!

 

[Blues]

Great stuff as always, Bob. Thanks for sharing it with the community. (Hit me up if there's anything else I can help with.)

 

[Taz]

How much does one of those ingots of Magnacut weight and what does it roll out to in say 1/4" thick plate (dimensions?) Are they really 4" thick and 15" wide? 400mm x 115mm?

 

[nsm]

How much does one of those ingots of Magnacut weight and what does it roll out to in say 1/4" thick plate (dimensions?) Are they really 4" thick and 15" wide? 400mm x 115mm?

The weights are written on the ends of the billet. 1500 to 1600 pounds each. Yes, those are the real dimensions.

 

[Taz]

Wow! I thought the 1500-1600 #'s were a lot code or something! The picture makes the bars looks smaller!

 

[dirc]

How much does one of those ingots of Magnacut weight and what does it roll out to in say 1/4" thick plate (dimensions?) Are they really 4" thick and 15" wide? 400mm x 115mm?

for what its worth....

400mm x 115mm is= 15.75" x 4.5"... not sure what kinda conversion math you use, but I'm Canadian, and know both very well, they translate like that 1 inch is 25.4mm

 

[Taz]

I just roughed the measurements...

 

[Matthew Gregory]

I spent some of the day at Niagara Specialty Metals, taking a few photos and meeting some of the folks from Erasteel, who were in town. They seem like a great crew, and that crew now includes Bob Skibitski, all around good guy and former metallurgist at Crucible. I’ve been testing samples of the latest heats of their steel, and it’s always nice to be able to put faces to names. While I was there, I took a few photos.


The new automated arm that loads plate onto the conveyor that feeds into the furnace:

The new furnace that feeds the finish roller:

…and, of course the finish roller with its new automated thickness dimension control:

Plenty of steel in the yard, and lots of new stuff:

And, a shot of Bob Shabala nsm standing next to a heap o’ Magnacut:

A quick video of the loading arm in action:

A bit of finish rolling, too:

I took photos of some of the inventory of finished rolled material in the warehouse, but I think I’ll post that in the knifemaker section, as I think it’s more pertinent to that audience.

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

Awesome tour Matthew Gregory

Thanks for posting that. So awesome! Looks like you had a blast.

 

[nsm]

I spent some of the day at Niagara Specialty Metals, taking a few photos and meeting some of the folks from Erasteel, who were in town. They seem like a great crew, and that crew now includes Bob Skibitski, all around good guy and former metallurgist at Crucible. I’ve been testing samples of the latest heats of their steel, and it’s always nice to be able to put faces to names. While I was there, I took a few photos.


The new automated arm that loads plate onto the conveyor that feeds into the furnace:

The new furnace that feeds the finish roller:

…and, of course the finish roller with its new automated thickness dimension control:

Plenty of steel in the yard, and lots of new stuff:

And, a shot of Bob Shabala nsm standing next to a heap o’ Magnacut:

A quick video of the loading arm in action:

A bit of finish rolling, too:

I took photos of some of the inventory of finished rolled material in the warehouse, but I think I’ll post that in the knifemaker section, as I think it’s more pertinent to that audience.

Thanks for stopping by Matt, always good to see you. I'm glad you got a chance to meet the Erasteel team.

 

[jfk1110]

I spent some of the day at Niagara Specialty Metals, taking a few photos and meeting some of the folks from Erasteel, who were in town. They seem like a great crew, and that crew now includes Bob Skibitski, all around good guy and former metallurgist at Crucible. I’ve been testing samples of the latest heats of their steel, and it’s always nice to be able to put faces to names. While I was there, I took a few photos.


The new automated arm that loads plate onto the conveyor that feeds into the furnace:

The new furnace that feeds the finish roller:

…and, of course the finish roller with its new automated thickness dimension control:

Plenty of steel in the yard, and lots of new stuff:

And, a shot of Bob Shabala nsm standing next to a heap o’ Magnacut:

A quick video of the loading arm in action:

A bit of finish rolling, too:

I took photos of some of the inventory of finished rolled material in the warehouse, but I think I’ll post that in the knifemaker section, as I think it’s more pertinent to that audience.

Thank you for sharing this..... Great job too!!!

 

[Steven65]

I spent some of the day at Niagara Specialty Metals, taking a few photos and meeting some of the folks from Erasteel, who were in town. They seem like a great crew, and that crew now includes Bob Skibitski, all around good guy and former metallurgist at Crucible. I’ve been testing samples of the latest heats of their steel, and it’s always nice to be able to put faces to names. While I was there, I took a few photos.


The new automated arm that loads plate onto the conveyor that feeds into the furnace:

The new furnace that feeds the finish roller:

…and, of course the finish roller with its new automated thickness dimension control:

Plenty of steel in the yard, and lots of new stuff:

And, a shot of Bob Shabala nsm standing next to a heap o’ Magnacut:

A quick video of the loading arm in action:

A bit of finish rolling, too:

I took photos of some of the inventory of finished rolled material in the warehouse, but I think I’ll post that in the knifemaker section, as I think it’s more pertinent to that audience.

Fabulous photo's and video Matt. Thank you for sharing.

This plant always seems like the antithesis of what you imagine a steel mill will look like. The orderly clean yard, immaculate factory floor and space between all the machines.
I really would love to see it sometime.

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