MARCEGAGLIA’S PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
Extensive upgrade of process optimization systems (Level 2) enables production increase from 250,000 to 500,000 tons annually
Primetals Technologies to execute a carefully crafted three-phase plan for immediate, medium-term, and long-term modernization of Marcegaglia’s minimill in Sheffield, the UK
Through-Process Optimization study laid foundation for improvement measures
2024-11-28
INSTALLATION OF THREE CASTRIP LINES IN ONE YEAR ALLOWS SHAGANG GROUP TO PRODUCE GREEN ULTRA-THIN STRIP
Ultra-compact and energy-effective Castrip plants were first installed in the U.S.A. and Mexico. In 2018, Shagang Group introduced Castrip technology to China at its plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province. Since then, Shagang Group has invested in three further Castrip lines. These new lines were implemented in just 12 months, with the latest becoming operational in June 2024.
2024-10-22
PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS CASTER MAINTENANCE FOR OUTOKUMPU STAINLESS USA
Primetals Technologies has secured a five-year cost-per-ton maintenance contract from Outokumpu Stainless USA, a leader in stainless steel manufacturing. The company will be responsible for the repair and maintenance of Outokumpu’s single-strand continuous casting machine in Calvert, Alabama.
2024-10-12
Application of automatic detection technology of ladle slag in heavy rail production
This article introduces the principle of automatic detection and control system for ladle slag and its application in heavy rail production of Hebei Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. and Handan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. With the development and mass production of high value-added products, automatic detection of ladle slag has become one of the important technologies for controlling molten steel quality.
2024-08-02
Steel mills have practical measures to reduce costs and increase efficiency
In the steelmaking process cost, alloy cost accounts for one-third of the process processing cost, and alloy cost reduction is crucial in steelmaking cost reduction. After careful sorting, the first converter operation area decided to do a good job in reducing costs and increasing efficiency in terms of improving alloy yield.
2024-07-25
Continuous Casting Technology
The hot red molten steel is injected into the crystallizer from the immersed nozzle of the tundish, and the automatic mold powder adding machine moves the swing arm at a constant speed to add the protective mold powder into the crystallizer.
2024-07-19
Puyang Iron and Steel No. 1 Steelmaking Slab Continuous Casting Machine was successfully tested
Recently, the No. 1 high-speed slab continuous casting machine project of Puyang Iron and Steel, supplied by China Heavy Industry Research Institute EP, was successfully tested.
2024-07-11
TISCO Steelmaking Plant No.2
The plant's three continuous casting operation areas quickly established a research team. Through independent research and development and editing of the computer language system, all the original machine front operating screens and related handheld interface points were centralized and controlled in the main control room, and at the same time, the continuous casting mold liquid level was increased. The monitoring system is remotely transmitted to the main control room.
2024-06-25