High-Speed Bar Mill upgrading at JSW
JSW Steel contracted Danieli Service to improve the performance of its bar mill at Vijayanagar Works, in India.
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Betonstar reaches higher with lighter weight through Strenx® steel
Concrete pumps used in the construction of tall buildings need a boom structure that is strong and reliable while also striving for light weight. Turkish concrete pump manufacturer Betonstar has met these requirements by using only Strenx® performance steel throughout its structures. The result is longer, stronger and lighter products.
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Primetals Technologies equips Baosteel CC3 continuous caster with new Integrated Control Center
At the end of 2019, Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd. (Baosteel) commissioned an integrated control center (ICC) for the CC3 two-strand continuous caster. The work was carried out in collaboration with Primetals Technologies at the company's Steelworks No. 1 in Shanghai. This established an integrated control center for the operation and monitoring of the entire plant.
Meeting the automotive industry’s requirements on slab surface conditioning
Tata Steel India has awarded SMS group the order to supply a slab conditioning line (scarfing line) for its Kalinganagar works.
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Continuous pickling line for UHSS grades supplied by Primetals Technologies started up at Shougang Jingtang
In December 2019, a continuous pickling line (CPL) supplied by Primetals Technologies started up at Chinese steel producer Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Shougang Jingtang). The pickling line is designed to process around 1.5 million metric tons of hot rolled strip per year.
Efficiency increase after conversion of rolling-oil filter system
Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH, a company of global Hydro Group, operates a facility for rolled aluminium products in Grevenbroich, Germany. There, SMS group has replaced two existing plate-type filters for the cleaning of rolling oil from aluminium foil production with new Multi-Plate® filters of types MPF 3-13 and MPF 3-16. Multi-Plate® filters from SMS group assure high efficiency and sustainability in rolling oil cleaning.
First coil processed at Rourkela Steel Plant of SAIL on hot strip mill line supplied by Primetals Technologies
At the production facility of India steel maker Rourkela Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), a hot strip mill with an annual production capacity of three million metric tons, processed the first coil on January 31, 2020.
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Replacement of copper shaft furnace in three weeks only
SMS group has replaced a complete copper shaft furnace with the control system at Deutsche Giessdraht in Emmerich (Germany). The modernization was carried out in two steps during the regular summer shutdowns which took three weeks each.
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From liquid steel straight into bars, right from the very beginning
On January 31, Nucor Steel safely struck the first EAF arc on the new MIDA plant located in Sedalia, Missouri, USA, producing a few hours later the first bundles of rebar #8, tagged and ready for shipment.
New equipment improves quality, productivity and availability for Constellium Singen´s whole range of added value Aluminum rolled products
Last year, Constellium's Rolled Products plant in Singen, issued the final acceptance certicates (FAC) for two tandem cold mills modernized by Primetals Technologies at its production facility in Singen, Germany. The targets of the modernization project were to improve strip quality parameters, enhance productivity and modernize the automation system, thus improving availability and repeatability.
By incorporating Hardox® and Strenx® steels in tippers Fesan makes sure not to compromise on quality
Turkish trailer and tipper manufacturer Fesan Makina, situated in Konya, switched to Hardox® wear plate and Strenx® performance steel to meet customer demand for stronger, lighter equipment.
Primetals Technologies receives final acceptance for modernized rolling mill at JSW Steel
Recently, Primetals Technologies received the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for the modernized rolling mill for long products at JSW Steel Ltd. in Salem, India. The core of the modernization project was the new reversing roughing group with Red Ring stands, which enables to increase the size of the blooms to be processed to 220 mm.