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anneal
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To take the brittleness out of metal, plastic or certain carbon composites. Performed in the preparation of new products or in their restoration, annealing is accomplished via a heat treating process.



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Two furnaces melt glass, and there are five crucibles in which it is kept molten, and an equal number of annealers, in which the finished work is cooled down gently to prevent cracking.
The operation is part of BHP's Tin Mill 2000 Project, which is a $300M refurbishment of the Packaging Products plant, and includes a new Temper Mill, ET/TFS Line, Coil Preparation and Wrapping Line, as well as extensive upgrades to the Pickle Line, Cold Mill, CAL, Batch Annealers and No.
 
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