Herr-Voss Stamco Receives a Contract to Provide a Hot Band Coil Preparation Line


Callery, PA - January 9, 2007: Herr-Voss Stamco today announced it has
received a contract to provide a hot band coil preparation line for
IPSCO Inc. Herr-Voss Stamco will provide entry and exit coil handling
equipment, the unwind unit, pinch roll/flattener, side guides, tension
stand, and the rewind unit for this capital project, which was announced
by IPSCO in 2006. Additionally, Herr-Voss Stamco has been commissioned
to incorporate into the line, a crop shear, welder, and edge milling
equipment supplied by IPSCO.

The coil prep line is designed to process incoming hot band coils
weighing up to 96,000 pounds at a maximum width of 80 inches. Material
thickness ranges from 0.250 inch through 0.750 inch at material yields
ranging from 40,000 PSI through 100,000 PSI. The line will be capable of
running at a maximum speed of 150 feet per minute. Coils processed on
the new coil preparation line will be used as feedstock for IPSCO's
existing spiral-welded pipe mills and 24" ERW mill in Regina,
Saskatchewan.

Herr-Voss Stamco is a leading designer and manufacturer of slitting,
cut-to-length, tension leveling, precision roller leveling, and other
coil processing equipment.

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