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Feb
08:14
Bilstein converts process off-heat into electricity
German cold-roller Bilstein has begun to operate an Organic Rankine Cycle (OCR) system at its main plant in Hagen, Kallanish notes.
The OCR system is integrated into the batch annealing section, the heat treatment process that brings back the steel’s formability after the cold-rolling process. The reheating at temperatures between 500 and 800 degrees centigrade can last up to five days, and normally produces off-heat as a waste product. In the process intr…
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