American Cast Iron Pipe Co. completes melt shop expansion. (Industry News).American Cast Iron Pipe Co. (ACIPCO ACIPCO American Cast Iron Pipe Company ), Birmingham, Alabama, announced the completion of an $80 million expansion of its melting capabilities. ACIPCO makes cast ductile iron pipe and steel tubing for the waterworks waterworks: see water supply. , capital goods Capital Goods Any goods used by an organization to produce other goods. Notes: Examples of capital goods include office buildings, equipment, and machinery. See also: Capital Expenditure, Disinvestment Capital goods and energy industries. According to a report from Industrial Information Resources, the shop expansion at the mill began one and a half years ago and features a fifth electric arc furnace An electric arc furnace (EAF) is a furnace that heats charged material by means of an electric arc. Arc furnaces range in size from small units of approximately one ton capacity (used in foundries for producing cast iron products) up to about 400 ton units used for secondary . The company has begun operating the furnace with experimental melts and is expected to be up to full production soon. |
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