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We always answer the call

We always answer the call

Oct 21, 2020

Customer service is part of Steele’s DNA. That’s why customers around the world count on us for help in the fight against downtime. As an example, here’s the timeline for a recent service call.

Why production efficiency matters

Why production efficiency matters

Oct 6, 2020

Our new web-based efficiency calculator gives you the data you need to help improve production efficiency. All you need is a stopwatch and a tape measure, plus the type of augers you’re running.

A 71-year-old extruder comes in for some bodywork

A 71-year-old extruder comes in for some bodywork

Oct 6, 2020

Steele customers run our machines for decades and they run them hard. Like any machines, ours need routine maintenance. And after a half-century or so of service, they may need a major component or shaft replaced. When that happens, we take care of it.

NLMK metallurgical briquetting plant honored at the 25th Metal-Expo

NLMK metallurgical briquetting plant honored at the 25th Metal-Expo

Jul 18, 2020

The Metal-Expo also recognized the late Ivan Kuranov, a giant in the Russian steel industry and former chief blast furnace operator at NLMK Lipetsk. Kuranov designed the new metallurgical briquetting plant. He worked closely with Steele engineers on application development and Direxa Engineering, our EPC partner, to deliver a turnkey solution.

Save 2% on configured wear parts at www.jcsteeleservice.com

Save 2% on configured wear parts at www.jcsteeleservice.com

Jul 9, 2020

Steele Service gives you a secure, convenient way to order parts online. Register at https://www.jcsteeleservice.com/.

Steele will present at the IBA’s 36th Biennial Conference on Agglomeration

Steele will present at the IBA’s 36th Biennial Conference on Agglomeration

Nov 14, 2019

Mac Steele will be a featured speaker at the IBA’s 36th Biennial Conference on Agglomeration at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, November 17-20.

Steele customers come face to face with the Beast

Steele customers come face to face with the Beast

Nov 7, 2019

Our new 120 AEX extruder and pug sealer really is a beast. We tell people to see it in person, to appreciate how massive it is and how much engineering went into the design and construction.

Updating an ancient technology with 21st-century engineering to make better parts faster

Updating an ancient technology with 21st-century engineering to make better parts faster

Oct 31, 2019

Modern Casting takes a look at the way Steele is updating this ancient foundry process, by using 3D printing to develop and create patterns for sand casting.

Notes from the 2019 Clemson Brick Forum

Notes from the 2019 Clemson Brick Forum

Oct 15, 2019

The Clemson Brick Forum is the brick industry’s largest gathering of manufacturers, distributors and suppliers, and a can’t miss event for us here at Steele. We showed up with some significant innovations for plants and machine operators, each designed to improve production and lighten the load on your maintenance department. If you didn’t make it to the show, here’s what we shared.

Celebrating 130 years with the launch of our new 120 AEX extruder

Celebrating 130 years with the launch of our new 120 AEX extruder

Oct 8, 2019

We’re celebrating 130 years in business with the introduction of our most powerful stiff extrusion system to date — the 120 AEX. The 120 is a beast, designed to shape 120 tons per hour of heavy clay or iron & steel mill byproducts, with all the performance, ease of operation and durability you expect from Steele.

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Our roots are in heavy clay, working with brick, block and tile manufacturers. That experience, along with our ability to add value to bulk raw materials, has driven our expansion into by-product management and resource recovery for iron & steel mills, ferro alloy mines and gypsum/wallboard producers.
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