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Texas Steel Foundry
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 Melting
and
Pouring:
Texas
Steel
was
equipped
with
three
basic
lined
electric
arc
melting
furnaces
of
8-ton,
12-ton
and
30-tone
capacities.
The
furnaces
had
a
combined
production
rate
of
30
tons
per
hour
and
heat
sizes
from
10,000
pounds
to
60,000
pounds.
Their
practices
had
reduced
phosphorous
and
sulfur
levels
with
the
ability
to
retain
alloys
in
the
steel
using
calcium
wire
injection
and
Argon
Stirring
to
produce
cleaner
steel. | |||||||||||||||
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 Knowledge
and
People:
Texas
Steel
employed
some
of
the
top
metallurgists
in
the
industry.
Although
the
company
used
the
latest
in
foundry
computer
monitoring,
nothing
could
replace
skilled
professionals.
They
contributed
to
the
entire
industry
by
helping
to
develop
and
update
national
testing
and
materials
standards
and
by
sharing
their
knowledge
in
steel
foundry
societies. | |||||||||||||||
Foundry
Facilities:
Texas
Steel
was
a
full
service
foundry
providing
everything
from
casting
design
to
machining.
All
facilities
were
conveniently
located
at
the
company's
29
acre
plant
site
in
Fort
Worth.
In
addition
to
regular
ISO
audits,
Texas
Steel
had
long
been
a
certified
supplier
to
many
companies
who
performed
their
own
audits.
Teamwork
and
communications
got
results. | |||||||||||||||
World
Wide
Activities:
Texas
Steel
castings
were
at
work
around
the
clock,
around
the
glove.
The
company
was
a
major
source
for
some
of
the
world's
largest
suppliers
of
equipment
to
industries
such
as
construction,
mining,
energy,
railroad
and
marine.
Over
half
of
the
end
users
of
Texas
Steel
castings
were
overseas. | |||||||||||||||
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Why
do
we
include
a
web
page
for
Texas
Steel?
Soon
it
will
physically
no
longer
continue
to
exist;
however,
for
96
years
it
provided
an
excellent
and
creative
work
place
for
1,000s
of
men
and
women.
May
we
honor
a
once
great
business
that
contributed
significantly
to
the
economies
of
Fort
Worth
and
North
Texas
for
nearly
a
century.
Finishing
and
Machining:
The
castings
could
be
delivered
at
whatever
stage
of
completion
that
the
specifications
required.
Four
separate
cleaning/finish
facilities
ensured
that
the
castings
would
arrive
as
requested
and
flow
smoothly
into
and
through
the
production
schedule.
In-house
machining
was
available
for
castings
up
to
12
feet
in
diameter.