Several plants integrate some or all of the operating steps of a cold-rolling shop into a continuous operation, moving an endless strip (welded together at the pickler or cold mill) through the processes without coiling and coil storage.
"It is a mass transit operation moving large volumes of people," said Pat Smith, a spokesman for New York Waterway.
Pakistani media commentators have been quick to ask how the Taliban could have planned the spectacular operation, moving dozens of their men through northwestern Pakistan, without being detected.
Unions representing Qantas workers have been infuriated by the firm's restructuring plans, which will see a large part of its operation moving to Asia.
Dozens of ships and planes have joined the search, with the operation moving into its most intensive phase before batteries on the data recorders fade.
Because of this, he says, hiring a highly qualified lab tech to help get the operation moving is an important step in the start-up process.
