News: Tata Steel enhances quality controls at Rotherham works
As the company continues with a proposed restructure, Tata Steel continues to invest in new technology at its Rotherham sites.
An almost £1m investment has been made at the Thrybergh Combination Mill that will improve the quality of the steel bar output.
Innovative technology called "HotEye" has been installed that can capture the image of an object in temperatures up to 1,450°C with the same image quality as if the object were at room temperature. This will help Tata Steel to improve product quality in some of its most safety-critical products, including steels used in gears, steering and braking systems in cars.
Tata Steel has also installed two laser measuring devices at the Thrybergh mill. Lasers fire harmless pulses into the steel as it is being rolled into bar and provide measurements accurate to 0.03mm (about the width of a human hair).
The company has also upgraded a quality inspection system at its Scunthorpe Rod Mill.
Grant McBain, commercial manager for wire rod and bar products at Tata Steel, said: "Our customers rightly demand high-quality products. This investment demonstrates our long-term commitment to delivering products of a consistently high standard to the marketplace."
The investment in Thrybergh is part of a £4.5m package announce last year to improve plant reliability and energy efficiency at its South Yorkshire operations.
Last month, the Indian-owned steelmaker, announced a restructure of its UK operations that would result in £2.7m being invested in Rotherham but over 100 local jobs at risk of redundancy. Tata Steel is proposing to reduce its production and shift levels which will lead to the loss of 135 jobs, including 110 in Rotherham.
Tata Steel website
Images: Tata Steel
An almost £1m investment has been made at the Thrybergh Combination Mill that will improve the quality of the steel bar output.
Innovative technology called "HotEye" has been installed that can capture the image of an object in temperatures up to 1,450°C with the same image quality as if the object were at room temperature. This will help Tata Steel to improve product quality in some of its most safety-critical products, including steels used in gears, steering and braking systems in cars.
Tata Steel has also installed two laser measuring devices at the Thrybergh mill. Lasers fire harmless pulses into the steel as it is being rolled into bar and provide measurements accurate to 0.03mm (about the width of a human hair).
The company has also upgraded a quality inspection system at its Scunthorpe Rod Mill.
Grant McBain, commercial manager for wire rod and bar products at Tata Steel, said: "Our customers rightly demand high-quality products. This investment demonstrates our long-term commitment to delivering products of a consistently high standard to the marketplace."
The investment in Thrybergh is part of a £4.5m package announce last year to improve plant reliability and energy efficiency at its South Yorkshire operations.
Last month, the Indian-owned steelmaker, announced a restructure of its UK operations that would result in £2.7m being invested in Rotherham but over 100 local jobs at risk of redundancy. Tata Steel is proposing to reduce its production and shift levels which will lead to the loss of 135 jobs, including 110 in Rotherham.
Tata Steel website
Images: Tata Steel
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