Caster Stand Overhaul at Nucor Steel Mill
Caster Stand Overhaul at Nucor Steel Mill
5 Pages©2008 Sponge-Jet Inc. All rights reserved. Caster Stand Overhaul at Nucor Steel Mill • Casters make up separate lines which form steel plates • Caster stands support casters • Nucor’s caster network’s coating system had never been maintained... 1. Too messy using conventional blasting 2. Too expensive to contract blasting and painting to an outside company 3. Expensive bearings and seals on the machine could not tolerate the dust of conventional blasting 4. Safety concerns for blasters working in high elevations with the limited visibility associated with conventional blast helmets 1 Project 789 ©2008 Sponge-Jet Inc. All rights reserved. Caster Stand Overhaul at Nucor Steel Mill Caster stand dimensions: 21m x 10m x 15m (70ft x 35 ft x 50ft) Project Size:
