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Together with Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf), located in Neuss, Germany, Siemens Metals Technologies will modernize the complete basic automation of hot strip mill no. 2. This involves converting the initial Simadyn-D-based equipment installed in 1994 to Simatic TDC without disrupting production. Siemens had previously received an order to modernize the main drives. The conversion work …
Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Wei Chih Steel Industry Co. Ltd. (Wei Chih), Taiwan, to supply a new rolling line for bar-in-coil. The line will be constructed in the company’s bar mill in Tainan and is scheduled to go on stream at the end of 2013. This will enable Wei Chih to …
Outokumpu Oy, a Finnish steelmaker, issued Siemens Metals Technologies in April with the final acceptance certificate for electric arc furnace no. 1 in the Tornio Stainless Steel Works. Siemens had equipped the furnace with a hydraulic system among other items. This has enabled the melting time to be reduced by around two minutes per melt, …
ArcelorMittal Esch-Belval has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to renew core components of its electric arc furnace in the Esch-sur-Alzette steel works in Luxemburg. The direct current electric arc furnace will receive a new lower shell with a fin-type anode, and a new EAF tilting platform. The new equipment will not only increase the …
With the newly developed Simetal Conlink 2.0, Siemens Metals Technologies offers steelmakers an especially robust converter suspension system with minimum space requirements. Eight links arranged in optimized positions connect the converter vessel to the trunnion ring. This ensures uniform support for the vessel at each of the suspension points. At the same time, stress caused …
Siemens Metals Technologies has acquired the know-how for acid regeneration from Acreg Process Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria, thus extending its portfolio for pickling plants in the steel industry. Aashish Gupta, who is responsible for the worldwide continuous casting und rolling mill business at Siemens Metals Technologies, explained, “By acquiring proven technologies of plants for regenerating …