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Constellium has restarted its upgraded 144-inch cold-rolling mill at its facility in Ravenswood, W.Va. The aluminum maker held a ribbon cutting with company and elected officials.
The restart marks completion of the first phase of the project involving a complete teardown of the 1950s era mill to upgrade its mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and process control systems. The team will now focus on the development of prototype manufacturing processes and cold-rolled mill products that will be enabled by the advanced capabilities of the upgraded mill.
Cold-rolling compresses and elongates the plate, improves plate flatness and surface characteristics, and adds additional strength to the finished plate. Cold-rolled aluminum plate was identified in the 2018 DoD-led Interagency Task Force report as “essential for armoring U.S. ground combat vehicles, constructing Navy ships, and building military aircraft.”
“This achievement was made possible by our partnership with the IBAS program and the Department of Defense. It will enable us to produce higher performance and higher quality plate in the volumes needed by the DoD over the next decade,” commented Buddy Stemple, CEO of Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood.
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