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Latrobe Specialty Steel's VIM-VAR Expansion Project Wins AMM Best Operational Improvement Award
Consarc commissions Latrobe Specialty Steel's New 30-Ton Vacuum Induction Melting Furnace
Consarc Engineering Ltd, UK has moved
Latrobe Specialty Steel's VIM-VAR Expansion Project Wins AMM Best Operational Improvement Award
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| The team of Latrobe Specialty Steel, Consarc, & Continental Design Management Group. |
Mr. Daniel Hennessy, Sr. V.P. - Manufacturing accepts the award for Latrobe Specialty Steel |
[June 22, 2010] – NY, New York: On the evening of June 22, 2010 at the American Metal Market ‘Steel Success Strategies Conference’ award dinner in New York City, Latrobe Specialty Steel’s VIM-VAR expansion project won the inaugural AMM Award for Excellence for Best Operational Improvement. This project tripled Latrobe’s capacity for vacuum melted steels which reduced the lead times for these strategic products from approximately 72 weeks to 20 weeks. This is the second award this project has received this year. In January, the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) presented Latrobe Specialty Steel with the 2009 Project Excellence Award.
Consarc Corporation, an Inductotherm Group Company, who was responsible for the manufacturing and installation of Latrobe’s new Consarc VIM system, maintained an aggressive schedule starting in mid December 2007 that put liquid metal in the VIM system in September 2008.
Along with the 30T Vacuum Induction Melting furnace, Consarc also delivered three additional Vacuum Arc Remelting furnaces, all part of this $62M expansion project.
Consarc commissions Latrobe Specialty Steel’s New 30-Ton Vacuum Induction Melting Furnace
[February 15, 2009] – Latrobe, PA: 2 years ago, the first piece of Latrobe Specialty Steel’s new Consarc 30T Vacuum Induction Melting Furnace arrived in Latrobe, escorted by a fleet of Pennsylvania State Police and Department of Transportation vehicles. The ‘Superload’, 35 foot long x 20 foot wide x 10 foot tall steel weldment, was the base of the 20,000 ft3 vacuum chamber.
Consarc, who was responsible for the manufacturing and installation of Latrobe’s new Consarc VIM system, maintained an aggressive schedule that put liquid metal in the VIM system in September 2008.
Along with the 30T Vacuum Induction Melting furnace, Consarc also delivered three additional Vacuum Arc Remelting furnaces, all part of Latrobe’s $62M expansion project.
Consarc worked along with Latrobe Specialty Steel and Continental Design Management Group to produce the world’s largest VIM Furnace in record time, using a modified design-and-build technique. This development was given the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) 2009 Project Excellence Award. Consarc’s VIM Furnace met the increasing demand in the aerospace and defense markets for premium vacuum-melted steel according to Latrobe Specialty Steel.
Consarc Corp., which manufactures specialty vacuum melting equipment, is one of forty companies making up the Inductotherm Group. As a multi-technology, global organization, Inductotherm Group serves the thermal processing industry by manufacturing and marketing a diverse range of products and services, all of which feature the characteristics of high quality, leading edge technology and top-flight engineering.
Consarc Engineering Ltd, UK has moved
Consarc Engineering is delighted to announce that we have completed our re-location to our brand new 20,000sq.ft purpose built facility at Eurocentral.
Our move was achieved seamlessly, allowing us to provide un-interrupted manufacturing and supply, ensuring we continued to meet our customers expectations.
The Eurocentral location allows us access to the best transport infrastructure in Central Scotland allowing us to serve our Global customer base more efficiently.
