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EPS Generation 4The all-new Gen 4 EPS cell is now available. This totally new design is easier to install, operate, and maintain and further expands the EPS advantages over acid. |  |
New EPS Cell for ‘Blast and Prime’ Plate
EPS Cell Configuration version 5.2 has been developed to serve the growing need for large, clean plate. It utilizes EPS Slurry Blast technology, in a configuration different from other EPS Cell designs . . .
New EPS Cell For Narrow Strip
For processors who consistently specialize in more narrow strip products, the Version 2 cell configuration may be too much. That’s why we have developed EPS Cell Version 3 for narrow strip . . .
Lee Steel EPS Coil Line Performance
In the nearly 6 months since Lee Steel Corporation started processing coils on its 2-Cell EPS Coil line, this leading flat-rolled steel service center has gained substantial experience . . .
EPS Cell Enhancements Boost Performance
Continued development and testing of EPS technology has produced new features that (1) increase production speeds, (2) yield an even cleaner surface, and (3) reduce scheduled maintenance . . .
SMS Siemag to Provide EPS Lines
The Material Works, Ltd. (TMW) and SMS Siemag AG (SMS) have entered into an agreement whereby SMS may offer, design, build and install processing lines incorporating Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) Cells for . . .
EPS Online Monitoring and Diagnostics
With quite a few EPS lines now operating around the world, a substantial amount of EPS product is produced every day. Key operating parameters are being logged for each EPS Cell, then reviewed and analyzed by . . .
Adapting EPS Surface Ra To The Perceived Need
As a general rule, Ra – typically referred to as ‘average roughness’ – of the surface of EPS-processed strip steel will be higher than that of the acid pickled steel it replaces. Upon hearing this, some may incorrectly . . .
Excellent Results From EPS Galvanizing Trials
Major hot dip galvanizers in both the USA and Europe performed trials with EPS-processed coils last year and recently provided us with their results. The USA galvanizer reported ‘excellent results’ but wishes . . .
EPS Wins Approval From General Motors And Chrysler
The US automotive OEMs General Motors and Chrysler have approved the use EPS-processed steel as a replacement of acid pickled for end use product application . . .
First Multi-Cell EPS Production Line In Operation
Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. (TISCO) completed processing of the first coil through its new Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) production line on July 12, 2013. This event marked two important “firsts” . . .
Cell Enhancements Yield Big Speed Increase
The EPS Continuous Improvement Program has finished testing of new design enhancements to the EPS Cell with some pretty remarkable results: EPS Line speed increases of 65% to 140% ! . . .
EPS Is Also A Replacement For Hot Roll Black
Most HRB has a heavy layer of mill scale that leaves an obnoxious dust as the material makes its way through a production facility. It fouls the warehouse, processing machinery . . . pretty much everything. HRB also limits . . .