Hot Dip Metal Coating Processes

The demands for higher quality, higher speeds and lower costs in hot dip metal coating processes has never been greater. Spooner has developed a range of innovative equipment designed to help producers meet and exceed these diverse demands.

Spooner Steelfreeze Airfloat Coolers

• High cooling rates
• Air flotation system imparts ‘clamping’ force on the strip to reduce strip vibration
• Improved coat weight control and product quality
• Open or totally enclosed design for reduced noise and dust
• New nozzle design permits operating nozzle-to-nozzle gap of 50 - 200mm
• Operation independent of tension

Spooner Steelfreeze Impingement Coolers

• Good heat transfer
• Perforated plate or slot nozzles
• Simple design and operation
• Low maintenance requirements

Spooner Airfloat Stabiliser

• Air pressure pads ‘clamp’ strip and restrict vibration
• Non-contact operation
• Utilises air flotation technology
• Improved coat weight control and product quality
• Eliminates touch rolls
• Ambient or heated air
• Independent of tension
• Compact unit

Spooner SteelSoak Heat Retention Zone

• Maintains temperature of strip and increases soak time following galvanneal furnace
• Can be combined with air cooler system for flexibility
• Installed in multiple zones for optimum soak times

Spooner Orbit Non-Contact Air Turn

• Based on proven technology
• Eliminates roll contact
• Potential to reduce tower and building height
• High performance cooler
• Impingement cooler over top of air turn for enhanced cooling on both sides of strip