My father worked 41 years at the Ashland Works in Ashland KY. Which coincidentally, ceased operations forever with it's final production run on 11/10/19. What was once (and for many years) one of the largest employers in the area, employed only roughly 200 at the end. The Amanda and Bellefonte blast furnaces, along with the most of the remaining 700 acre mill, were for many years a very visible back drop to countless many lives as it sat directly beside a busy U.S. Route 23 located between Russell and Ashland KY. A stop light on U.S. 23 directly across from the blast furnaces provided generations a daily look as they stopped and waited to turn right on their way into Ashland, As a small child, I thought the ever present white billowy smoke that rose from the furnaces was where clouds came from.
I was extremely interested in seeing this video. We also have a big foundry North Star here in Ohio. I give credit and prayers for all those who work there!!
As 2022 Ashland KY is gone Middletown works is now owned by Cleveland Cliffs and Ak Ironton works has shuttered Rockport IN is the only AK plant that is still running and owned by AK that I know of.
AK Steel has an extremely high turnover for management and horrible relations with their workers. This Dick Wardrop required a body guard just to walk around the plant and he had a private security detail at his home. That's what kind of place AK Steel was and still is.
Robert Paulson, correct! AK commissioned the video back around 94 or so. Back when i hosted monthly tech training on metal forming, this VHS played in every course. I used to know it by heart.
Your comment is hard to parse. Are you asking for the transition from hot rolled steel to Cold roll hard, and then to annealed soft coil? because the cold rolling happens at 17:44. unfortunately they barely cover annealing which takes the cold rolled material from fully hard to ranges of softness like half hard, quarter hard, and dead soft. Hot rolled steel is not considered "hard" or "soft" since the grain stucture settles after processing and essentially all hot rolled steels have the same "Temper". Tempering is only really relevant for materials that get cold rolling, annealing, and/or temper rolling. Hot rolled steels are all temper "AS FABRICATED" or "not hardened"
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My dad worked at AK from like 1990-2000 and I remember watching this video as a kid! 😆
My father worked 41 years at the Ashland Works in Ashland KY. Which coincidentally, ceased operations forever with it's final production run on 11/10/19. What was once (and for many years) one of the largest employers in the area, employed only roughly 200 at the end. The Amanda and Bellefonte blast furnaces, along with the most of the remaining 700 acre mill, were for many years a very visible back drop to countless many lives as it sat directly beside a busy U.S. Route 23 located between Russell and Ashland KY. A stop light on U.S. 23 directly across from the blast furnaces provided generations a daily look as they stopped and waited to turn right on their way into Ashland, As a small child, I thought the ever present white billowy smoke that rose from the furnaces was where clouds came from.
I was extremely interested in seeing this video. We also have a big foundry North Star here in Ohio. I give credit and prayers for all those who work there!!
North Star is was on our biggest suppliers here at Worthington in Delta
I saw it with my father who worked in the steel industry. I thought that this job is a good job. I want America to return to a great country.
As 2022 Ashland KY is gone Middletown works is now owned by Cleveland Cliffs and Ak Ironton works has shuttered Rockport IN is the only AK plant that is still running and owned by AK that I know of.
I work there at the lamiflow table where the rolls are made ..I truly enjoy it.
I work at ak tube floop operator
Thanks Eric for uploading this video
Brings back memories,I worked there for31years,when Wardrop came there the place went to hell.
Such good music and narrating
What a place, man , lots of work keeping those machines going, great video though, imagine all the inventions there.
@QhVs start using adaptive strip oiling and wiping without any energy, no moving parts, no replacement parts, see all videos to understand better
good video and very educational nice!
My great grandpa was ah chemist at ak but lived in rio
Sounds like the narrator has just finished off her 9th packet of cigarettes for today.
Yeah, I am pretty sure that's Eva Gardner (actor dancer and one of Frank Sinatra's wives.
It’s Kathleen Turner
She probably just worked a shift at AK 😵
AK Steel has an extremely high turnover for management and horrible relations with their workers. This Dick Wardrop required a body guard just to walk around the plant and he had a private security detail at his home. That's what kind of place AK Steel was and still is.
I’m just here for the music ost
It's funny because the "healthy" mill in Ashland is now demolished, and l load the scrap to be melted.
That has to be Kathleen Turner... derp, it said it at the end.
Robert Paulson, correct! AK commissioned the video back around 94 or so. Back when i hosted monthly tech training on metal forming, this VHS played in every course. I used to know it by heart.
hot rolled coil hard to soft coil manufacturing process plese.........?
Your comment is hard to parse. Are you asking for the transition from hot rolled steel to Cold roll hard, and then to annealed soft coil?
because the cold rolling happens at 17:44. unfortunately they barely cover annealing which takes the cold rolled material from fully hard to ranges of softness like half hard, quarter hard, and dead soft.
Hot rolled steel is not considered "hard" or "soft" since the grain stucture settles after processing and essentially all hot rolled steels have the same "Temper". Tempering is only really relevant for materials that get cold rolling, annealing, and/or temper rolling. Hot rolled steels are all temper "AS FABRICATED" or "not hardened"