An Innerspec engineer will log directly into the roll shop's computer system by modem to check the sensors data. The engineer can then offer diagnostic recommendations over the phone. We share pictures and invite each other to visit our plants. Competitive pressures have actually forged a closer bond between employees at different companies. More steel-industry engineers and managers are calling up their counterparts at other mills to trade tips and vent problems.
Some mills also cooperate with strong overseas competitors.
Dofasco engineers call up mills in Britain and Australia to exchange notes. Cooperation will make the whole industry better. Also, it's easier to communicate over long distances now with tools like the Internet. Recently they've discussed why scale sometimes forms on strips rolled with HSS rolls at U.S. Steel, but not at Dofasco. Back to New Steel features archive listings.