Hot-Rolled Products

The Hot-Rolled Products Division provides product and process technology support for the production of hot-rolled sheet, plate, structural shapes, rail and forgings. Within the product area, the work involves the development of new products or improving existing products -- and providing technical assistance to our customers to help them obtain the maximum value from our steel. The process area includes the application of instrument systems to measure product quality and process phenomena for process control, and the application of process models and process technology to achieve improved product quality/consistency and increased yield/productivity.

The Division consists of the following three groups:

Hot-Rolled Product Development -- conducting research and development and providing technical support for hot-rolled sheet, plate, structural shapes, rail and forgings.

Hot-Rolled Process Development -- performing research and development of instrumentation and control systems and automated equipment that measures in-process phenomena and finished product characteristics.

Applications Technology -- providing technical assistance to customers and other corporate groups to develop or maintain business for Bethlehem.