by Kam Olaogun | Apr 18, 2019 | Steel
Steel is an age-old material that has improved continuously with time. It is still a fundamentally useful material, which engineers can adjust to fit a broad range of demanding applications. In today’s competitive steel marketplace, delivery of quality products and...
by Kam Olaogun | Nov 1, 2018 | Steel
Steel is one of the strongest and most useful substances on earth, but during the manufacturing process it can be unexpectedly fragile. Seemingly minor variances in temperature can have vastly disproportionate outcomes in terms of the resulting product. Sometimes the...
by Kam Olaogun | Sep 20, 2018 | Pyrometer
Your business and the quality of your product depend on making precise temperature measurements, which means that accurate and reliable measurement tools are essential. Steel manufacturing requires careful attention to temperature throughout each step of the annealing...
by Kam Olaogun | Mar 9, 2017 | Pyrometer
What is a flame fired process? Every flame fired process is dictated by the reaction of a fuel in the presence of oxygen or an oxidized environment; this reaction is more commonly known as combustion or more simply burning. Fuels used may be solid, liquid or gaseous...
by Kam Olaogun | Aug 18, 2016 | Annealing, Pyrometer, Steel, Wavelength
Not all annealing lines have the same accuracy requirements. Some alloys require tighter temperature control than others. Plants that run high-strength steel or dual/complex-phase steel require precise control of steel temperature. Plants that run low-alloy steels for...