ID: 32688 Researcher in the facility laboratory Free download Keywords IpatingatestingR&DBrazilUSIMINAS Categories Country, Producer, Facility, Testing and R&D, Brazil, USIMINAS, Ipatinga (USIMINAS), Production Process Related items Exterior view of blast furnace Checking that rebar meets customer specifications Close-up of freshly rolled steel slab in the hot rolling mill Hot-dip coated steel waiting to be galvanised. Galvanisation gives the steel a protective zinc coating to prevent rust Hot slab in the reheating furnace in the plate mill High-tech mechanical testing process Hot slab in the plate mill reheating furnace Exterior of the cold rolling mill and power plant