MOVIE THREE: 2007 April 5th - The last steel coils rolled in Stelco's HOT STRIP MILL in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Stelco Rod and Bar Hamilton

MOVIE TWO: 2007 April 5th - The last steel coils rolled in Stelco's HOT STRIP MILL in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. | Stelco Rod and Bar Hamilton

At U. S. Steel’s Big River Steel Works, learning is built into how we make steel. And at our Big River 2 expansion, we’re taking things to another level. BR2’s Endless Strip Process (ESP) is the only one of its kind in North America. There, real-time data and automation continuously refine production, resulting in high-quality, highly differentiated products for our customers. 🔗 Learn more about how the ESP and BR2 are powering continuous improvement for our customers: https://www.ussteel.com/w

Hot strip mills in these days are either conventional hot strip mills or strip mills for rolling thin slabs. The primary function of the conventional hot strip mill (HSM) is to reheat the semi-finished steel slabs (rolled or continuously cast) to the rolling temperatures and then to roll them thinner and longer through a series of rolling mill stands driven by large motors and finally coiling up the lengthened steel sheet for its easy handling and transport. Coils are produced with an inside dia