Ohio Strip Steel Receives Coveted President’s Award for Commitment

Company receives award for continuous registration of SRI’s Quality System Registrar

Dover, OHIO  – Ohio Strip Steel Company, a division of Ohio Strip Steel Industries, recently was awarded the President’s Award for Commitment for maintaining continuous registration with SRI’s Quality System Registrar for two decades.

Ohio Strip Steel was awarded the prominent President’s Award for Commitment for it dedication to exceeding industry standards. The award was presented after SRI completed recent quality management and environmental management audits of the cold-rolled strip steel manufacturer’s processes.

“Ohio Strip Steel is dedicated to going above and beyond industry standards and requirements to provide our customers with the highest quality product,” said Todd Daenzer, executive vice president of Ohio Strip Steel. “For 20 years we have conducted comprehensive SRI audits to help us continue to enhance customer service. We are honored to receive this prestigious recognition.”

For the quality management audits, SRI reviews the leadership, planning, support, operations, performance and improvements of Ohio Strip Steel. The goal of the audit is to ensure customers receive consistent, high quality products and services. The environmental management audit focuses on policy, planning, implementation, operations, corrective action and management. This audit provides assurance to company management, employees and stakeholders that the company’s environmental impact is measured and improved.

“Clients receiving this award represent the gold standard in commitment and success,” said Christopher Lake, president and COO of SRI. “For two decades Ohio Strip Steel has used these audits to continue to improve operations and products and has shown they are dedicated to exceeding the status quo.”

Article by Todd Daenzer of Ohio Strip Steel Featured in Appliance Design Magazine

Appliance Design Magazine recently featured an article written by Ohio Strip Steel Executive Vice President Todd Daenzer. In the article, Daenzer breaks down key points to consider when sourcing cold-rolled strip steel for appliances.

Cold-rolled steel is commonly used for appliance design due to its wide range of physical property and surface finish options. During the process of sourcing the cold-rolled steel from manufacturers, it is vital to have a clearly defined set of requirements.

By defining requirements and keeping lines of communication open with suppliers, appliance engineers can ensure a superior product that is best fitted to their specific needs and exact specifications.

You can read the article in its entirety here or by visiting the publication’s website here

Ohio Strip Steel Featured in March Issue of Metal Center News

Ohio Strip Steel Company was featured in a case study in the March issue of Metal Center News. Ohio Strip Steel, an almost 100-year-old producer of cold-rolled strip, is one of the few remaining North American producer-distributor steel companies to still operate a separate service center.

In 2014, Ohio Strip Steel decided to move its long-established service center from Ferndale, Michigan to Dover, Ohio. During the relocation process, the biggest concern was guaranteeing a smooth, uninterrupted transition for customers. To ensure that the move didn’t impact the quality of service that customers had come to expect, Ohio Strip Steel double produced inventory to prevent gaps in service and product availability.

By all measures, the move has proven extremely successful. Ohio Strip Steel’s newly-relocated service center is still able to provide the same high level of service to its customers. Furthermore, the new facility has allowed Ohio Strip Steel to improve efficiencies and optimize the usage of its equipment while also giving Ohio Strip Steel much more flexibility in accommodating customer demands.

To learn more about the relocation, read the full case study here.

Ohio Strip Steel’s LaserMatte Product Featured in “Advanced Materials and Processes”

Ohio Strip Steel Company’s LaserMatte product was featured in the March 2014 edition of Advanced Materials and Processes. To produce the LaserMatte product, Ohio Strip Steel utilizes a state-of-the-art laser beam texturing process (LBT) to create microcraters in the surface of the steel.

The LBT process, which is more commonly found in Europe and Asia, induces a matte finish on mill rolls of steel. In North America, most textured or matte finishes are developed either through mechanical means, such as shot-blasting, grit-blasting or grinding, or through electro-discharge texturing (EDT).

When compared to such traditional means like mechanical or EDT treated steel, Ohio Strip Steel’s laser-beam-texturing process creates a highly uniform metal surface topography that simply cannot be replicated. The benefits of using laser-treated steel include:

  • Reduced friction and galling, resulting in improved part quality
  • Longer tool and die life
  • Improved process yield
  • Avoidance of costly tool and die coatings
  • Increased productivity due to reduced press downtime
  • Improved metal flow in the die
  • Lower energy costs through increased efficiencies

To learn more about Ohio Strip Steel’s LaserMatte product and process behind it, you can read the entire article here on page 25.