Electrogalvanizing Lines

An important aspect of LTV's strategy has been the use of Joint ventures to enhance the Company's product capabilities and operateing efficiencies. LTV has two electrogalvanizing joint ventures; one with Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.: L-S Electro-Galvanizing Company (L-SE) in Cleveland; and the other, Walbridge Coatings with Bethlehem Steel and MSC in Walbridge, Ohio.

For many of the world's automakers, electrogalvanized steel sheet has become the standard corrosion-resistant material for exposed body panels.

At Walbridge Coatings the zinc and zinc-nickel plated products can be coated with an organic coating, a LOC-AF (anti-fingerprint) coating, or a LOC-DL (dry film lubricant) coating. Walbridge also has the capability to apply conventional phosphates, chrome passivation, paint systems and metal to metal laminate.

Both L-SE and Walbridge Coatings have achieved ISO9002 and QS 9000 certification, reflecting their commitment to supplying high-quality products to their customers.

L-SE
L-S Electro-Galvanizing Company is located within LTV Steel's Cleveland Works.

A 72-inch, 900-foot-long, state-of-the-art electrogalvanizing line uses proprietary Sumitomo electrolytic plating technologies to deposit a corrosion-resistant zinc coating on cold rolled sheets produced at the Cleveland Works. L-SE can annually produce 430,000 tons of one-sided and two-sided zinc-coated flat rolled steel.

L-SE has gained widespread recognition for its high-quality products and a high-performance participative work system.

L-SE has received the Ford Q-1 Supplier Award, the General Motors "Mark of Excellence" and the Rochester Institute of Technology/USA Today Quality Cup.

Walbridge Coatings
The Walbridge plant can annually process 450,000 tons of corrosion-resistant, electrolytically galvanized cold rolled steel sheets. It is the only major domestic producer of anti-fingerprint product used to make electronic cabinetry.

The 72-inch, 6,500-foot-long, state-of-the-art Walbridge line uses gravitel technology to deposit corrosion-resistant zinc or zinc-nickel alloys with or without an additional protective coating. These protective coatings include, but are not limited to, organic, conventional zinc phosphate, dried in place zinc phosphate, dry film lubricants, antifingerprint surfaces, chrome passivation, metal to metal laminate, brush brite, paint and paint primer systems and zinc rich weldable coatings.