Tata Steel UK’s Shotton Works in Deeside in North Wales is benefitting from GBP 3 million investments to upgrade its two Colorcoat® paint lines, improving quality and reducing paint use by 650,000 litres each year. Commissioning of the new finish coater heads on Colorcoat® No.1 line has now been completed, with work on Colorcoat® No.2 expected to be completed in June 2023.Shotton Works Manager Mr Bill Duckworth said “This is one of the biggest investments on the site in recent years and underlines our commitment to ever-improving product quality and to reducing our impact on the environment through minimizing our use of materials in line with our recent sustainability commitment. The replacement and upgrading of our paint coater heads and control systems with the latest technology will also mean they can be integrated with on-line measurement technologies.”
Tata Steel UK’s Shotton Works in Deeside in North Wales is benefitting from GBP 3 million investments to upgrade its two Colorcoat® paint lines, improving quality and reducing paint use by 650,000 litres each year. Commissioning of the new finish coater heads on Colorcoat® No.1 line has now been completed, with work on Colorcoat® No.2 expected to be completed in June 2023.Shotton Works Manager Mr Bill Duckworth said “This is one of the biggest investments on the site in recent years and underlines our commitment to ever-improving product quality and to reducing our impact on the environment through minimizing our use of materials in line with our recent sustainability commitment. The replacement and upgrading of our paint coater heads and control systems with the latest technology will also mean they can be integrated with on-line measurement technologies.”
