Charter Steel-Cleveland Division upgraded its existing reducing and sizing block (RSB) into a full independently driven 5-stand 300/5 RSB. This paper describes how the modernization impacted the quality of the finished product and increased both the mill's flexibility and overall economy. THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.AIST.ORG FOR 30 DAYS FOLLOWING PUBLICATION Answering to an increasingly rigorous market demanding shorter delivery times, constantly varying smaller lot sizes of an increasing number of finished sizes, and a higher value-added product, Charter Steel-Cleveland Division decided to upgrade its bar mill in Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, as part of a modernization project that was commissioned in April 2006.
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