Electrical applications in Bethlehem's 72-inch strip mill

THE RAPIDLY increasing demand for flat-rolled sheet steel and strip products has made necessary the application of electrical apparatus to modern developments in rolling-mill machinery and caused the rapid construction of many wide continuous hot- and cold-strip mills in every section of the country. A comprehensive picture of a strip mill, and the application of electricity to the production of sheet steel can be seen in Bethlehem Steel Company's hot- and cold-strip mill.