- Reference -
1- Brief Back ground of our experts
2- The missions they have assumed around the world
1- Our experts
*DUPREZ Jean Louis.
From 1946 to 1986, he has spent his working life in a big French company producing carbon steels and stainless
steels, medium and thin gages, specialties.
He worked successively in the following departments: engineering, development (in charge of new equipment
commissioning), production, metallurgy, training, information and human relations.
Special job for know how transfert to Salem Steel Plant (INDIA): in charge of training (Indian staff),
documentation and a part of plant commissioning.
After retirement, since 1989, he works for SARL DUPREZ, as consultant and has written, with his sons, Adrien
and Didier, the book “Cold Rolling Practice for Flat Products”.
*DUPREZ Adrien.
After his studies (baccalaureate and advance vocational diploma, mechanical/automatism), he has been sales
representative.
Then he worked for a big French company (Cold Rolling Complex). His successive functions were: mill operator
(20 Hi, skin pass), technician in design office for mills, finishing operations, annealing and pickling.
In 1986 he founded the company SARL DUPREZ, the activity is trade and services. He manages this company
and works in freelance as cold rolling expert.
2- The missions assumed around the world.
2-1 Mills users
BANGLADESH
ABUL KHAIR Commissioning
BELGIUM
UCA , Liège. Copper, copper alloys, thin products.
Enhancement of quality and productivity
BRAZIL
ELUMA, Sao Paulo. Copper, copper alloys, thin products.
Enhancement of quality and productivity
CANADA
ATLAS STEELS. Stainless steels
Enhancement of quality and productivity
CHINA
SHANGAI STAHL, Shangaï. Stainless steels, thin products.
Enhancement of quality and productivity
BAOXIN, Ningbo. Stainless steels. Commissioning
TISCO Commissioning
WIISCO E-Gang Commissioning
ANSTEEL Commissioning
COREA
SAMYANG, Hansan. Stainless steels, thin products.
Commissioning of cold rolling complex (second hand)
POONSANG, Incheon. Stainless steels, thin products, specialties.
Commissioning of a 20 Hi Mill built by I²S. E-GANG, Ezhou, Carbon steels.
Commissioning of a 6 Hi mill.
FRANCE
ETILAM
GERMANY
KRUPP VDM, Werdhol. Special materials, very thin products.
Advisor for 20 Hi mill design, commissioning, target 0.02 thickness, 850 mm width.
TKS Nirosta, Krefeld. Stainless steels.
Problems of 20 Hi mills (Sendzimir and Sündwig) bearings and surface quality.
INDIA
Commissioning of many 20 Hi mills and Z Hi mill for the Indian mill maker: FPE
(Mumbay), main customers: STI (Indore), COMET and SIPTA (Nanded), SWIL (Nassik),
UTTAM GALVA (Khopoli), BHARAT, RUCHI, JAWAHAR (Delhi), SSL (Tarapur).
Carbon steels medium and thin gages, copper and copper alloys, thin gages.
Enhancement of quality and productivity.
INDIAN STEEL Corporation Ltd Commissioning
INDONESIA
JINDAL Commissioning
ITALY
ARINOX, Sestri Levante. Stainless steels, thin products. 20 Hi mill Sündwig
Enhancement of quality and productivity.
ILVA, AST, TKS AST, Torino and Terni. Stainless steels, silicon steels.
Enhancement of quality and productivity, commissioning of 20 Hi mill.
PAGLIANTI, Treviso. Carbon steels.
Commissioning of 20 Hi mill (second hand)
BONAITI
ROUMANIA
OTELINOX, Targoviste. New 20Hi mill built by I²S. Stainless steels, thin products.
Expertise of Sendzimir flatness measurement device.
SPAIN
ACEROS DE LLODIO, Llodio. 4 Hi mills. Carbon steels
Enhancement of quality and productivity, slitting problems.
LAMINACION VISCAYA, Basauri. 4Hi mills and 20 Hi mill. Carbon steels.
Enhancement of quality and productivity.
TAÏWAN
TANG ENG, Kaohsiong. Stainless steels.
Commissioning of 20 Hi mill, mill maker: SMS
YUSCO, Kaohsiong. Stainless steels.
Commissioning of 20 Hi mill (split housing), mill maker: Fives DMS.
U.K.
BSC, Sheffield. Stainless steels.
Training of executives.
U.S.A.
ALLEGHENY LUDLUM, Vandergrift. Stainless steels.
Commissioning of 20 Hi mill, mill maker: Fives DMS.
ARMCO AK STEELS, Coshocton, Butler, Zanesville. Stainless steels, silicon steels.Enhancement of quality and productivity
J&L, Stainless steels.
Problem of chatter marks.
EMS, DUFERCO FARREL. Carbon steels.
Short training.
TIMET Enhancement of productivity and quality. Very special products (titanium alloys).
2-2 DESIGNERS, MILL MAKERS. Jobs: commissioning, consultant.
France
FIVES D.M.S.
REDEX
CONVERTEAM
Siemens VAI
Germany
SIEMENS
SMS
India
FLAT PRODUCTS EQUIPMENTS
USA
I²S
T. SENDZIMIR Inc