Siemens Industry’s Metallurgical Services Offline Maintenance business segment announces they are providing support, repair, and fabrication of Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) components from its Milan, Ohio, facility. EAFs are used to recycle scrap metals into usable product.
Siemens is now the first EAF original equipment manufacturer to offer these services within the United States.
Siemens also produces EAF equipment from its facility located in Monterrey, Mexico, and will continue to use both plants based on the needs of its customers. However, this location addition allows Siemens to offer its domestic customers several advantageous benefits, including reduced logistical obstacles in freight costs, customs clearance, and transit time which in the past often made repair jobs cost-prohibitive. By manufacturing EAF components such as water-cooled panels, as well as offering service repair, from its northwest Ohio facility, Siemens can provide shorter turnaround times and varying cost-effective savings for customers based in the United States.
“The strategy of an OEM offering these services domestically is a great step for Siemens,” says Robert Strain, account manager for Siemens Metallurgical Services. “We’ve already seen a significant increase in lower volume and short lead time water-cooled panel orders, not to mention inspection and repair projects. Customers appreciate having the option of a quick turnaround while still receiving an OEM quality product.”
The Milan facility is a full-service maintenance workshop that specializes in design, engineering, heavy fabrication, lifting device fleet management, and housing a comprehensive inventory of spare parts.
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