Steel Mill Roll Shop( picture intense)

[Bigsteel]

wow,thanks lynn.very good explanation.and for anyone else wanting to know more about the process lynn just described.heres a link to the habs site of the exact same thing in pictorial at USS homestead works. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?col...mem_8s9f::

so lynn,heres another question.while i was designing my steel mill layout i didnt know if i should use a rolling mill or a forge for my "end" to the steel making process. so what exactly does a forge shop do? i know theres different types but do they make just one specific product? because i know bethlehem steel had like 20 of them all doing different forgings.does it just matter on what i wanted my mill to produce? because i would have liked to have my mill be able to ship slabs and rolls,but also forged cannons ,and other large items like engine cranks,crane parts,etc. OR would it be more appropriate to make it look like the forging is done out of site and the finished forgings are leaving after their final machinings in a large machine shop.--josh

i know i've got alot of questions,but there arent many guys working in a steel mill currently to ask