Steel Dynamics, one of the largest US steel producers, has received an AIST Award for its continuous galvanizing line (CGL) supplied by Fives, an industrial engineering group.
Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) Awards serve to recognize those who have improved the steelmaking process and developed ‘technical breakthroughs and outstanding achievements in the steel industry.’
Steel Dynamics (SDI) CGL #3 at the Columbus plant in Mississippi was honoured with the AIST Project Excellence Award which recognizes the best practices of project management based on the following criteria: business success, technical success, safety performance, and project management success.
''We wanted to design a facility that was future-proof and could be flexible for a wide range of products.''
Barry Schneider, president and COO of Steel Dynamics.
“This is a great award for SDI. We wanted to design a facility that was future-proof and could be flexible for a wide range of products. Fives offered an innovative package that guaranteed product flexibility and line capability. We are very satisfied with the productivity and metallurgical results,” said Barry Schneider, president and COO of Steel Dynamics.
“Overcoming these challenges while ensuring the project’s success was possible thanks to our strong partnership with the SDI team.''
Guillaume Mehlman, president of steel and glass division, Fives
“Overcoming these challenges while ensuring the project’s success was possible thanks to our strong partnership with the SDI team. We achieved the first coil in just 18 months because our operational objectives were clear and totally aligned with SDI. They had a great team on site, and we were able to ramp up in record time,” says Guillaume Mehlman, president of steel and glass division at Fives.