Technology Partners
Over the years, A.R Group has made technological advancements to equipment designs with the support of European technology partners. We have partnered with highly experienced engineering design companies in Germany, England, Canada and USA to committed to our long-run mission of offering the most advanced technology and quality equipment towards the infrastructure needs of the nation.
John Finn
“John Finn is a roll pass designer who specialises in long products. John has commissioned and managed rolling mills in many different parts of the world and brings a wealth of experience in his particular field of expertise. John joins us as a technical consultant after an extended period as a freelance during which time he has worked with all of the major rolling mill equipment suppliers. John will collaborate with us in his specialised area and we will benefit from his extensive industry experience going forward. We have achieved great progress in the last decade and with the help of John and the other members of the AR team we will continue this progress in the decade ahead.”
John Price
More than forty years professional experience in Steelplant design, engineering, project management, operations and preventative maintenance. Extensive senior management experience as General Manager, Executive Director, Director of Engineering, Chief Engineer, Operations Manager and Maintenance Superintendent. Directly involved with DRI production, EAF steelmaking, secondary steelmaking, continuous casting (billets), rolling mills (long products), production and quality management, environmental control, energy management and other associated utilities and services.
Closely involved at Integrated Steelplants with pellet and sinter production, blast furnace and Corex ironmaking, DRI, BOF steelmaking, the development of Conarc Steelmaking, thick and thin slab casting, hot charging, hot strip mills and developing material handling, scrap processing, slag handling and slag granulation / aggregates techniques. Played key roles in the introduction and development of a multi-disciplinary skilled manpower structures and process safety management systems.
Consultancy includes, multiple assignments as Lenders Independent Engineer, steelworks expansion project feasibility studies and technical due diligence appraisals, long and flat product production rationalisation, combination bar and rod mill installations, steelworks asset evaluations etc.
Simon Wright
Simon Wright is amongst the worlds most experienced designers for section roll pass design, He has worked over 28 years in designing various sections and has been core team member of section roll pass design for top European companies. Simon Wright is now associated with A R Group and is the Chief Expert -Section Rolling Division. He has had : Full career in the Operation and Development of Light, Medium & Heavy Section, Rail and Sheet Piling Mills Patented Roll Pass Design for rolling high speed railway track in 120m lengths Developed and commissioned 700mm wide Zed pile rolling in heavy section tandem mill layout Designed and commissioned hot rolling mills and roll pass designs from 50mm to 1000mm web width and up to more than 1000kg/m
Mr. Paul Hartley
PH Engineering Design Limited in the U.K. provides technical consultancy and engineering design to steel producers around the world. Managing Director Mr. Paul Hartley is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering Designers, a Member of the Charter of Engineering Institutes and a Registered Engineering Designer. With over 30 years experience in the steel industry his expertise in steel production is unsurpassed. The company’s mission is to provide cost effective energy efficient technology to the steel sector in order to improve productivity, efficiency and yield. Its aim is to insure business requirements are achieved within budget. Deployment and support services are part of each project undertaken with our partners to upgrade plant and equipment and adapt machinery to suit specific requirements to provide lowest capital costs and the shortest time period from order to commissioning