An 18-month journey
Clean and flat
The SCS line was ordered from Red Bud
Industries in September 2005 and delivered to
Servosteel in November 2006. To accommo-
date the new line and increase storage space
by 50%, an additional 46,000 sq. foot expan-
“The fact that SCS-treated steel is free of Above
sion of the existing premises was required.
oil, rust and scale means that it needs mini-
(from left):
This, and the installation of the SCS line, was
mal pre-treatment, if any, before intermedi-
Standing in
completed in January 2007.
front of the
ary processing” the company told ISMR.
SCS line -
Since then, extensive commissioning of
“It is particularly suited for painting, galva- Peter Young
the equipment has been taking place which
nizing, coating, cutting, lasering, forming,
(Servosteel), has involved working with a number of cus-
welding, tube production and fabricating.
Mark
tomers on pre-production trials. Feedback
Thomas
Furthermore, by using the SCS process, cus-
has been positive with orders from twenty
(Servosteel)
tomers can also benefit from substantial time
and Sir
UK clients received since February 2007. In
and cost savings due to the cleanliness and
Digby Jones
addition, said Servosteel, a number of Tier
flatness of the steel produced.”
One suppliers to the automotive and con-
SCS- treated steel assures a very high qual-
struction industries have already indicated
ity end product and the applications are var-
their intention to specify SCS-treated steel to
ied, with examples of some major end users
their suppliers, including requests for quotes
being the automotive, construction, yellow
from two major companies from continental
goods, rail, cabinet, tube-making and garden
Europe.
equipment industries.
The investment has been made with the
support of a £500,000 Selective Finance
Cost savings
for Investment in England (SFIE) grant from
The cost savings associated with using the
regional development agency Advantage
SCS process from Servosteel can be substan-
West Midlands and banking facilities were
tial as a result of:
provided by HSBC.
• Lowering Health & Safety risk by reducing
Jim Spencer, managing director of Servosteel,
or eliminating the use of hazardous chemi-
added:
cals and oil
“We are delighted and tremendously excited
• Transforming rusted and damaged (by
to be launching the only SCS processing line
water or bad shape) secondary material.
in the world outside North America. Judging
• Eliminating the need for pre-treatment
by the initial response from customers, we
clean up.
are confident that the time and money that
• No oil to gum-up tooling and no solvents
has been invested in this major project for
to remove.
Servosteel will serve to protect our employ-
• Achieving a reduction in scrap during
ees’ future, create opportunities for expansion
intermediary processing and an improve-
and benefit the general community.
ment in the tolerances of fabricated parts.
“The combination of cost saving, production
• Facilitating the production of a better qual-
quality, health and environmental benefits that
ity end product.
SCS offers are quite unique and should provide
• Reducing stock levels and stock loss as a
a very compelling proposition to any business
result of increased shelf life.
that uses hot rolled steel in flat or coil form to
• Offering a ‘one stop shop’ service for SCS,
seriously consider the switch to SCS.” ISMR
pickling and oiling in coil form together
CONTACT:
with slitting and decoiling, enabling cus-
tomers to avoid duplicated material han-
Servosteel Limited
Tel: +44 (0)1384 471380 • Website: www.servosteel.co.uk
dling costs if using different toll processors.
38 May/June 2007 International Sheet Metal Review
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