Slator/Austeel/Thomas Steel in Lemont, IL

(Satellite, "The building still stands,but is no longer a steel plant.It is just across the BNSF tracks.It is now used a warehouse for road salt storage." [ItsFilmedThere, an anonymous comment on "May 6, 2012 at 1:54 PM"])

As recently as 1988, Thomas Steel must have been prosperous because they doubled the capacity from 200k to 400k tons per year. [apttech]

In 2000, some of their rebar got rejected by the NY DOT. [dot_ny]

Slater bought Austeel in 2002. [stainless-steel-world] I recognize the name Slater Steel because they bought Joslyn Stainless Steel in Fort Wayne, IN.

Ray Proskey posted
1996. Austeel-Lemont in Lemont, IL. Me standing next to the 2500HP synchronous motor for #1 Rolling Stand.
Bob Adams: Ormet in Hannible Ohio had 2500 hp compressors just like that

Art Wright commented on Ray's post
Try these 2000 HP synchronous motors in north motor room old Gary Rail Mill 1907 manufacture.

Dan Plute commented on Ray's post
12 10 bar mill Bethlehem Seattle.

Ray Proskey posted

The current state of Austeel-Lemont. Before I started working there, it was known as Thomas Steel. A scene from the movie Rudy was shot there, which shows the Main Pulpit and some rebar going through the repeaters. 

Right half of building is the melt shop. The left half is the rolling mill.

Ray commented on his post
Andy Horath: Ray Proskey pic is of the original cross-country mill. It was scrapped and a new continuous built. That xc mill was wild.

Ray commented on his post
From Rudy.

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