Russia: Viz-Stal modernizing crane machinery

Viz-Stal has started assembling the new bridge crane to service the cold-rolling shop. The project is valued at 36 million rubles. The new-generation crane manufactured in Russia will replace the outdated previous machine. Its improved lifting capacity (22 tons instead of 20) will increase the speed of operation by 10%, while the energy-saving technologies will…

Russia: VIZ-Stal energy consumption down in H1 2017

In January-June VIZ-Stal thanks to its energy efficiency improvement program decreased electricity consumption by 529 thousand kWh and of gas by 722.5 thousand cubic meters. This allowed the company to save 5.1 million rubles In particular, the company has finished modernization of two nitrogen-producing mills used in the thermal treatment of metal. The project will…

Russia: VIZ-Stal increases energy efficiency

VIZ-Stal has finished modernization of two machines to produce nitrogen, used in the process of the thermal treatment of metal. The project will increase energy efficiency. Within the project the company replaced two of the three air separation units. The capacity of each new unit is 8 thousand cubic meters of pure nitrogen per hour.…