Mechanical Integrity

THE ROSE CORPORATION – Carpenter Job

THE ROSE CORPORATION, a Job Shop specializing in large components, is a regular user of VSR Technology Group’s stress relieving service. In this project, a 418″ L, 30-ton mild steel weldment, an Ingot Stripper for CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY, was stress relieved on the shop floor in less than three hours.

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THREE D METAL – Clamshell Buckets

THREE D METAL is a SE South Carolina fabrication and machine shop of large components for a variety of industries. As a previous user of VSR Technology’s On-Site Service, we were the vendor of choice to stress relieve a pair of Clamshell Bucket Halves, each half weighing 24.5 tons, being manufactured for the steel industry.

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THREE D METAL – Gerdau Ameristeel

THREE D METAL has employed VSR Technology On-Site Service on two previous projects, involving 250-ton capacity Lifting Yokes and 400-ton capacity Clamshells. In this latest project, performed at GERDAU’s Knoxville, TN mill, a Lower Shell for an electric arc furnace, measuring 30′ L, 20′ W, and 10′ H, was stress relieved in less than 3 hours using the VSR Process. In addition to relieving the weld stresses produced in THREE D METAL’s shop during fabrication, the Job also required stress relieving a full-length field weld, joining the two Furnace Halves.

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REES COMPANIES – Timet Job

THE REES COMPANIES, a job-shop located West of Philadelphia, PA. As a previous user of VSR Technology’s On-Site Stress Relief Service, we were the vendor of choice to stress relieve a Down-Ender Metal Processing Assembly being fabricated for TIMET. This mild steel weldment measured 16’L X 11’W X 5.5’H, and weighed 3 tons. REES cited both the speed of the VSR Process, and the completeness and quality of stress relief documentation as key reasons for again choosing the service.

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