Electrification of a reversing mill of the Algoma Steel Co.

General Description The Algoma Steel Company of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Canada, has recently put into operation an electric reversing mill equipment operating the blooming mill. The mill is required to roll 75 tons per hour from ingots 20 in. (50 cm.) by 20 in. (50 cm.) into billets 8 in. (20 cm.) by 8 in. (20 cm.) in 15 passes.