The TMW Processing Division

TMW’s Processing Division provides complete flat rolled metals processing and management solutions.  Service Centers and OEM manufacturers rely on us for ultra-precise slitting, cut-to-length and leveling, acidless EPS pickling, plus storage and special scheduled release and JIT programs. With TMW Processing they get:

  • Premier Metals Processing Equipment
  • Meticulous, ISO-certified Quality Control 
  • Flexible Logistics – Road/Rail/Barge
  • Online Inventory and Order Information
JIT Inventory and Climate Controlled StorageJIT Inventory and Climate Controlled Storage

The TMW Technology Division

TMW’s Technology Division researches, develops and commercializes new  technologies to solve challenging metals processing problems. These patented innovations are not only used by our Processing Division, but by steel producers and processors around the world.  The best known of these include:

  • EPS – Eco Pickled Surface
  • SCS – Smooth Clean Surface
  • TSC – Temper Stretch Cut-to-Length
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PROCESSING <=> TECHNOLOGY SYNERGY   

Sure, it’s unusual having a toll processor and processing technology developer operating within the same company. But it offers two important advantages:

  • The Technology Team is confronted with ‘real-world’ problems to solve.
  • Promising developments get proven out in a real processing environment.

Here’s how it works:

The Processing Division identifies and documents issues that affect quality or efficiency or present new opportunities.

These items are presented to Technology Division management and their relative merits and priority are discussed.

The Technology Team brainstorms ideas and researches and evaluates potential solutions for their feasibility/potential.

The best solutions are presented to the TMW Executive Team for their input/assessment. A GO – NOGO decision is made.

If GO, the technology plan, budget and investment case are made. The Tech Team designs, builds and commissions a prototype.

The Processing Division operates the prototype, assessing performance, economics and possible improvements.

The Technology Team makes modifications and upgrades to achieve goals. With targets achieved, design is finalized.

Processing Team accepts final design for normal production. Tech Team begins commercialization for the broader market.

Ongoing feedback from Processing Team drives Tech Team’s continuous improvement efforts to enhance the design.