Material Handling in Steel Mills, Foundries, and Aluminum Plants
How steel mills, foundries, and aluminum plants move molten and hot metal: hot-metal crane rules, ladle rope failures, sow charging, heat, and controls.
Molten- and Hot-Metal Handling Rules for Ladles and Furnaces
Rules for moving molten metal in ladles and at furnaces: ladle locking and anti-tipping, water and charge control, hot-metal cranes, transport, and interlocks.
Ingot, Slab, Billet, and Coil Handling Equipment for Steel Mills
How steel mills handle ingots, slabs, billets, and coils: cranes, lifting devices, rail cars, coil fields, a documented coil fatality, and their controls.