No 8 Cold Strip Mill, British Aluminium

Maker
Miller, W B
Production date
1970s
 Description
No 8 Cold Strip Mill, ingoing side. Coils which have already been through the Cold Mill at least once can be seen on a storage rack in the foreground. Others coils can be seen in the background on the conveyor leading to the ingoing side of the Cold Strip Mill.

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 Cold Strip Mill reduced the coiled aluminium in gauge. A coil could take as many as five passes through the mill to reach the required gauge.
Accession number
P44690

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