Press Releases

Previous Press Releases

• SSAB’s heavy plate mill in Oxelösund, Sweden, has been running with ABB’s Millmate Roll Force System for more than a decade

  "There have been no problems with the load cells since they were installed 12 years ago”

• Millmate Thickness Gauge (MTG) successfully installed at Liaoning Copper Trade Group, China

  ”We have no customer claims due to scratches anymore”

• Millmate Thickness Gauge (MTG) successfully installed at Turnils in Alingsås, Sweden

  Turnils’ aluminium rolling mill is running with an MTG Foil thickness gauging system

• Stressometer systems successfully installed and commissioned at Marcegaglia in Ravenna, Italy

  Marcegaglia’s tandem and temper mills running with two Stressometer 7.0 FSA flatness control systems

• Stressometer flatness control systems successfully installed at ILNOR in Venice, Italy

  ILNOR’s single-stand reversing mill running with a Stressometer 7.0 FSA system, controlling the flatness on both entry and exit sides

• BNG Steel Company orders ABB Stressometer flatness control system

  BNG Steel Company has ordered a Stressometer 7.0 FSA flatness measurement and control system for the rolling mill in Korea.

• Good business and great demand for ABB Force Measurement’s Strip Tension Systems

  In 2006 there has been a great demand for Force Measurement’s Strip Tension Systems. In particular from the Original Equipment Manufacturers.

• Stressometer successfully installed and commissioned at Ruukki in Hämeenlinna, Finland

  Ruukki’s steel strip temper mill revamped and running with a Stressometer 7.0 FSA flatness control system.

• ABB strip tension load cells in processing lines

  Pressductor Technology load cells - a superior alternative to strain gauge tension load cells.

• Stressometer successfully installed and commissioned at Sapa Heat Transfer

  Sapa´s aluminium 2-stand rolling mill revamped and running with two Stressometer 7.0 FSA flatness control systems.

• KME orders two Millmate Thickness Gauging Systems

  ABB Force Measurement was awarded a contract from the German mill builder Fröhling for two Millmate Thickness Gauging (MTG) Systems. The thickness gauges are to be delivered to KM Europa Metal’s (KME) copper mill in Osnabrück, Germany.

• Swedish shipping company orders Cylmate Systems for LoLo vessels

  The Swedish shipping company Transatlantic AB with head office in Skärhamn, situated on Sweden’s west coast, has ordered another Cylmate System for one of its LoLo vessels named M/S Sandön.

• The first Cylmate® order for America

  The American shipping company Liberty Maritime, based in Lake Success, NY has ordered the first Cylmate® System for America. The ship is a bulk carrier with 6 cylinders, appropriately named the "Eagle".

• Report from Aluminium China 2005 Exhibition in Shanghai

  ALUMINIUM CHINA 2005, part of the world’s renowned ALUMINIUM brand of events, is one of the most anticipated industry event scheduled in China this year.

• Sapa Sweden orders Stressometer flatness control and Millmate strip tension systems

  ABB Force Measurement was awarded a contract from Sapa Heat Transfer AB for two Stressometer 7.0 FSA flatness control systems and one Millmate strip tension system.

• Corus in Koblenz, Germany orders Stressometer flatness control system

  Corus Aluminium Walzprodukte has ordered a Stressometer 6.0 FSA flatness control system for the rolling mill in Koblenz, Germany.

• ABB awarded large contracts in Asia for strip tension measurement equipment in metal processing lines

  50 years of experience is the key to success. ABB strengthens its position as a leading supplier of strip tension load cells to processing lines. In 2004 the well-proven Pressductor® technology is celebrating the 50 year anniversary.

• Cylmate® Systems - Winner of the 2004 CIMAC President´s Award

  At the Gala Dinner Party, taking place the last night of the CIMAC Congress in Kyoto, Japan, an announcement from the CIMAC President was made: "The Winner of the 2004 CIMAC President´s Award is - the paper on the Cylmate® System". A very prestigious award in the engine industry and the motivation was: "The award was given on basis of practical contribution to the future success of the engine industry". ABB is proud to being able to offer one of the top products in the industry.

• A revolution in thickness gauging at Alcan Singen

  High demands on the quality of the finished products rolled in mills where productivity is continuously improved, call for outstanding performance of the measuring systems involved. By means of the new Pulsed Eddy Current technology it is possible to measure the thickness of non-ferrous strip contactless, in an absolute way with high accuracy.