Lamar Named As Ferndale General Manager

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Greer Steel, one of the nation’s premier producers of cold rolled strip steel, welcomes Curtis L. Lamar to the position of General Manager at the steel company’s Ferndale, Michigan service center facility.

Lamar, a degreed metallurgist, has been an active and successful sales representative for Greer Steel for the past two years. His experience also includes past positions as National Sales Manager, Metallurgist, and Director of Quality at various strip steel concerns including Detroit Strip Division, Rouge Steel, and Cold Metal Products.

“We are very fortunate to have someone with Curtis’ background in metallurgy in this position. We expect that he will be able to provide our Ferndale customers with a very high level of technical support and expertise,” stated Robert Gwynne, executive vice president of Greer Steel.

Lamar’s new duties include the management of the Ferndale facility and implementation of commercial efforts. He will also maintain sales responsibilities for key customers serviced out of the Dover mill and the service center.

Lamar, who is married with two children, is a 1971 graduate of Michigan State University.

Greer Appoints Bates As New Plant Engineer

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Greer Steel has appointed Robert L. Bates to plant engineer of the company’s Dover, Ohio facility. Bates, a registered professional engineer brings over 24 years of engineering experience to his new position. Career highlights include his 12-year position as plant engineer with MSC Walbridge Coatings and a 6-year engineering position with U.S.Steel-Gary Works.

Bates holds a BSME degree from Tennessee State University and a Master of Science Management degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. Upon accepting the new position with Greer, Bates, who is married with three teenage children, relocated his family from Bowling Green, Ohio to Dover Ohio.

Greer Steel Holds Ribbon Cutting For New 22″ Finishing Mill

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Greer Steel held a special ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the installation and start up of a new 22″ finishing mill. The new mill, which is part of an overall Greer capital improvements program, will provide customers with improved finish, higher quality and greater consistency.

Performing the ribbon cutting honors were Jane Greer Raese, 11 and Agnes Reeves Raese, 6, the daughters of Greer Steel President/CEO John Raese. The girls represent the sixth generation of the Reeves/Greer/Raese family’s involvement in the steel industry.

Following the ceremony, attendees and all Greer Steel employees were invited to a reception to celebrate the event.

The new mill was provided by I²S, the global leader in mill equipment. According to Bob Gwynne, Executive Vice President, “The 22″ mill will increase Greer’s temper capacity by 3,000 tons/month and will allow better utilization of the finish rolls and greater diversity of roll finish.” Noting that the new mill was part of the ongoing capital improvements program, Gwynne stated, “This effort is evidence of our continued commitment to keep Greer Steel at the forefront of the cold rolled strip industry.”

Greer metallurgist promotion to help customers solve application dilemmas

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Greer Steel, one of the nation’s premier producers of cold rolled strip steel, has named Doug Campbell as the West Coast and Product Development Manager.

Campbell, who has served Greer as Sales Representative/Metallurgical Engineer, will be responsible for Western sales and will also work with customers nationally to develop metals that solve specific engineering requirements while providing improved yields, extended tool life and lower total cost.

Campbell has more than 20 years of experience in low carbon, high carbon and alloy steel product development.

According to Charles Maul, Vice President, Sales for Greer, “We want to expand our involvement with and value to our customers. Greer has made significant advances in recent years in our operations and Doug’s background lends itself to utilizing those advances and further leveraging our strength with our customers.”

New Ebner Annealing Facility Increases Greer Steel Production

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Greer Steel Company has recently installed a new Ebner Hicon H2® annealing facility at the company’s Dover, Ohio mill, effectively increasing production and quality of the company’s processed steel products.

The new gas-fired, high convection Ebner annealing facility features six high convection work bases, which are capable of processing coils with a 72″ outside diameter. The addition of these new bases affords Greer Steel the capability to anneal steel strip coils in a 100% hydrogen atmosphere. These 100% hydrogen work bases provide greater throughput by reducing the required cycle time, thus increasing the overall capacity of the annealing department. The new facility is in full operation and has increased Greer’s anneal capacity by 80,000 tons per year, improving the quality of its fully processed products and on-time deliveries to its customers.

Greer Steel is one of America’s premier producers of carbon/alloy steel strip and flat wire applications, ranging from home appliances to automotive equipment and hardware.