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South Korea Daehan to upgrade bar mill. Daehan Steel has placed an order with SMS group for the modernization of its rolling mill in Sinpyeong near Busan. Currently, the mill can produce 130 t/h of rebar in diameters from 16 to 32 mm up to grade SD500. With the new equipment to be supplied by SMS group, Daehan will be able to add 13 mm rebar to the size range and produce new steel grades up to SD600. The project will comprize the replacement of the existing quenching line with a new one designed with the latest technology, including systems for precise pressure control and exact setting of the water flow rates. In addition, two dividing shears with associated pinch rolls and a bar braking system will be supplied. A high-speed delivery (HSD®) system to be integrated into the existing cooling bed will allow Daehan to feed bars onto the cooling bed via rotating channels. These are precisely synchronized with the soft bar braking unit, the cooling bed cycle movement and the bar position monitoring system.
Europe Finland Outokumpu produces thicker stainless steel slabs. Outokumpu has started up the stainless steel continuous slab caster modernized by Primetals Technologies at its production site in Tornio. The machine head of the casting plant was modified in order to enable thicker slabs to be cast at high speed. The caster was equipped with a range of modern technology packages, such as the DynaGap soft reduction system. The bending section was fitted with shims suitable for the new slab thickness of 200 mm.
Germany Waasner orders press for laminations. Motors for electric cars require highly sophisticated stacking techniques for thin laminations. Waasner, a manufacturer of electric motor laminations, has placed an MPT International 5 / 2018
order with Schuler for the supply of a Smartline EV 3.8 press that will comply with these extremely exacting requirements. Featuring an upright opening measuring 3.8 m and a press bed with a length of 3.7 m, the press will process 0.2 mm thick sheet metal. Delivery of the press is scheduled for the second half of 2019.
Italy AST to upgrade slab caster. Danieli Automation has been contracted by AST (Acciai Speciali Terni) to upgrade the process control system of the No. 3 slab caster. The purpose of the investment is to align the level 1 and level 2 systems as much as possible to the automation system of the No. 7 slab caster revamped by Danieli some years ago. The complete process control system will be replaced on a turnkey basis with the latest Danieli Automation 3Q suite.
Russia MMK unifies corporate information system. Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is expanding its cooperation with Oracle. In the course of the project’s implementation, MMK will update its corporate information system to the latest version of Oracle E-Business Suite R12 and expand the ERP system to other companies of the group. This unified information system includes the management of production, inventories, repairs, purchases, finances, personnel, projects, orders and sales. The launch of the pilot operation of the corporate information system is planned for April 2019.
MMK completes blast furnace reconstruction. MMK has completed the reconstruction of its blast furnace No.1 in Magnitogorsk. The new equipment will enable the company to significantly reduce the impact on the environment. Danieli Corus built part of the furnace with copper horizontal fridges.
Severstal places order for new coke making complex. Severstal and Paul Wurth have signed a contract for the construction of a new coke making complex at Severstal’s integrated steel works in Cherepovets. Two stamp charged coke batteries, for which Paul Wurth provided the project documentation, will be the core parts of the new complex. Along with the coke oven batteries, Paul Wurth’s technologies and engineering solutions will be applied in the three new coke dry quenching systems, coal preparation and coke handling, as well as in the tar decanting plant. Paul Wurth’s hardware supplies will include equipment and systems such as the coke oven doors, refractories, machines and the Sopreco® system for single oven pressure control. The two batteries will be designed for a production of 1.4 million t/year of coke.
Severstal to upgrade tandem cold mill. Severstal has contracted SMS group to modernize the exit section of the tandem cold mill “2100” at its Cherepovets plant. The main objective of the project is to enable full utilization of the maximum possible strip width of 1,850 mm. The supply scope will mainly comprize a new tension reel featuring a motor coupling of about 9 m length connected to a new electrical gear. Two coil cars running on one common rail, for the transport of the coils to the inspection station and to the coil storage facilities, will be arranged in a neighbouring shop. Furthermore, an offline inspection station will be supplied for ergonomic and fast inspection of the finished strip. The modernization activities will take place during a scheduled downtime of 23 days. Commissioning of the revamped tandem mill is scheduled to take place by the summer of 2019.
Spain Celsa Barcelona orders taphole servicing systems. Celsa Barcelona has awarded MORE an order for two automatic EAF taphole inspection and sand filling systems. Celsa Barcelona operates two 150 t EAFs. The