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Editorial features list 2013

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Month Features Events for distribution Copy dates

January/
February

 

 Handling & Scheduling
Ladle & slab carriers; cranes; identification; bundling & strapping; fork lifts; scheduling software
Analysis & Testing
Mechanical testing; non-destructive testing; spectrographic analysis; infra-red imaging; sample preparation; Sample tracking and reporting
Conference reports
Metal Expo Moscow; Steel Success Strategies (Europe)		 CRU World Steel Editorial: 16/11/2012
Advertising: 19/12/2012

March

 

 Continuous Casting
Slab, billet & thin slab casters; metal level control; electromagnetic stirrers & brakes; mould powders; water spray cooling; bearings; caster maintenance; cut off machines; shears
Furnaces
Reheat; heat treatment; continuous annealing; furnace control; burners; emissions
Conference reports
JSI Paris; Adam Smith CIS Summit		 Eurocoke Summit Editorial: 21/01/2013
Advertising: 13/02/2013

April

 

Electric Steelmaking
Electric arc furnaces, scrap, DRI & pig charging; burners; control; electrodes; refractories; gunning; flue gas analysis; water panels; power supply; transformers
Environment
Energy use; CO₂ emissions; dust collection; analysis; recycling; water treatment
Conference/Expo reports
CRU World Steel; Arab Iron & Steel Union

AISTech Pittsburgh

 Editorial: 22/02/2013
Advertising: 13/03/2013
May/June Steel Markets
Automotive, Heavy Transport, Construction, Packaging, Domestic Appliancess, Yellow goods (JCBs etc), Shipbuilding, Energy (power plant & wind turbines)
Automation
Level 0 – 4 control; PLCs; scheduling; software models; hardware		   Editorial: 25/03/2013
Advertising: 01/05/2013

July/August

 

 Steel Processing
Service Centre equipment e.g. slitters; cut-to-length; pickling; levellers; toll services
Oxygen Steelmaking
Basic oxygen steelmaking plant, on-line analysis; ferro alloys, scrap; secondary metallurgy, pretreatments e.g. de-Sulphurisation & Phosphorus removal
Conference report
AISTech		   Editorial: 15/05/2013
Advertising: 19/06/2013

September

 

 Rolling
Flat and long rolling: mills; shape control; rolls
Special & Stainless Steels
Tool, high alloy; wear resistant; stainless steel; powder met; ferro-alloys
Conference report
Steel Success Strategies (New York); IABr (Brazil); MB & Duluth ore Conference;
CRU North American Steel Chicago		 World Steel Association Editorial: 08/07/2013
Advertising: 14/08/2013

October

 

 Ironmaking
Blast furnace; Direct reduction shaft; DR rotary; Direct smelting; control; charge; sinter lines; emission control; energy; tuyere injectants
Safety & Training
Safety equipment – protective clothing, gas monitors; ear & eye protectors; safety training programmes; on-job training; simulation		   Editorial: 19/08/2013
Advertising: 18/09/2013

November/
December

 

 Minimills
EAF based long and thin slab caster mills; continuous casting; rolling; scrap, DRI & pig charging; control
Coating
Continuous strip coating; galvanising; priming; painting; strip welding
Conference report
CRU North America
Index for 2013		 JSI Paris Editorial: 16/09/2013
Advertising: 16/10/2013

Foreign language issues

Month Issue Key events covered Advertising copy dates
April Chinese CISA & MC-CCPIT shows
07/02/2013
 
August Chinese CISA & MC-CCPIT shows
21/06/2013
 
May Russian

Adam Smith CIS Summit
Litmash

 15/03/2013
September Russian Metal Expo
30/07/2013
 
October Spanish Alacero (ex ILAFA)
15/07/2013
 

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