Hot Strip Mill, British Aluminium

Maker
Miller, W B
Production date
1970s
 Description
Outgoing side of the Three Stand Hot Strip Mill. The out going conveyor and sample shear are seen in the foreground. An operator can be seen putting a steel band around a coil.

Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
British Alcan/Business Group
Maker
Production date
1970s
Subject place
British Alcan/David's Loan/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Subject notes
The Three Stand Hot Strip Mill reduced the thickness of the strip in three staged reductions. It then coiled the strip ready for further processing in No 8 Cold Strip mill. However, before it can move on to No 8 Strip mill it has to go into temporary storage to allow it to cool first. The sample shear would be used to cut a sample from the coil to check the metal met specifications. It was not used very often.
Accession number
P44686

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