PROGRESS IN ROLLING OF FLAT STEELS IN JAPAN

Abstract

In this article the writer reviews the progress of Japanese steel industry in the making of flat steels during the past ten years since the end of War, referring to the changes in the production and improvements in rolling mills, together with the developments in the erection of new equipment under the Steel Industry Rationalization Program.
The advancements during the same period in the methods of operation and techniques of the manufacture of plates, steets and secondary or other related products are also outlined. The writer further adds briefly his view on the future prospect of this matter.