$3M steel cleaning facility to be built in Michigan

The American Roll Coating and Cleaning Company, LLC. (ARCCO) plans to build a new steel cleaning facility in Erie, Michigan. The company will purchase an existing 32,000 square foot facility, which is expected to become operational in May and employ 10 full-time personnel.

Minimal plant renovation is required and approximately $1 million of equipment will be installed inside the plant. According to ARCCO, all financing is in place and it will close on the building once environmental phase I is completed.

According to ARCCO, the flew facility will utilize a steel cleaning process that incorporates a high-pressure wash technique with brushes. This service will be marketed to steel service centers,distributors, and insurance companies that have steel coils requiring surface cleaning. Additionally, the line will have the capability of applying dry film lubrication or other coatings designed to enhance customers' manufacturing processes.

ARCCO will offer value-added processes for new or distressed coil steel that include a four-stage wash unit (prewash, scrubber with Scotch Brite rolls and brushes, hot water rinse, and a drying unit); a roll coater that applies a variety of products, including dry film lube; edge trimming capabilities; oil / rust removal; an electrostatic oiler; and a shape correction leveler.