Shandong Weiqiao Lightweight Materials enters new business area with order of a 28 MN direct-indirect extrusion and tube press from SMS group
Shandong Weiqiao Light Metal Co. Ltd., China, a company of Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, has placed an order with SMS group for the supply of a 28 MN directindirect extrusion and tube press.
It will be the first DRI plant in China; a new step towards Green Steel production
With approximately 45 Mpty of steel production capacity, Hebei Iron & Steel Group - HBIS is the second largest steel producer in China, where 53% of the world’s total of steel is produced, and the fourth largest in the world.
Masteel orders world's largest laser measuring device from TBK for its heavy section mill
Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Masteel) has placed an order with TBK Automation und Messtechnik GmbH, based in Graz, Austria, a company of SMS group, for the supply of a PROgauge laser-based light-section measuring system.
thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg GmbH has awarded Primetals Technologies an order to convert the existing cycloconverter drive systems to medium-voltage drive systems on stands 7 and 9 of its medium-wide hot strip mill in Hohenlimburg, Germany.
Liberty Magona, is benefitting from the installation of a Danieli Automation Q-CMC2 “Coating mass control” installed and commissioned in the existing galvanizing line #4 of its plant in Piombino, Italy.
Turkish steel producer Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi A.S. has placed an order with Primetals Technologies to supply an EAF Quantum electric arc furnace, a twin vacuum-degassing plant with oxygen blowing and a two-strand slab caster for a flat steel greenfield project in Iskenderun, Turkey.
Up to 10% savings with Danieli Consignment Stock System
Danieli C-Stock Consignment Stock System allows customers to avoid costly procurement, to exploit dilution of parts expenses, and to enjoy rapid and continuous availability, granting continuity of operation and zeroing downtimes due to missing parts.
A new training module for rolling mills has been introduced to the NSK academy online learning platform. The latest module is targeted at those involved in specifying or maintaining bearings that need to withstand the challenging working conditions found in rolling mill applications. Like all training modules available at NSK academy, registered users attaining an 80% pass mark will receive a certificate denoting their achievement.
The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted numerous industries, and the steel market is among those facing reduced forecasts and order volumes. After the 2019 financial year, in which both order intake (EUR 3.15 billion) and sales (EUR 2.94 billion) rose once more, SMS group is lowering its outlook for the coming years. The global market leader in metallurgical plant construction expects this year's order intake to be around one third below the level originally planned, but reaffirms its growth strategy and realignment towards areas of future growth.
