German ArcelorMittal Mill Upgrading Caster with STEC-ROLL from SMS Siemag
03/10/2014 - ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt has ordered 44 STEC-ROLL® lines from SMS Siemag to upgrade the first strand of a two-strand slab caster at its mill in Germany.
The STEC-ROLL developed by SMS Siemag is superior to the other systems currently available on the market and ensures high service lives and simplified installation and dismantling.
The new rolls will be installed in four segments of the straightening zone where long service lives are immensely important to ensure the production of high-quality slabs. The rolls will optimize the casting process and set new standards for efficient maintenance.
ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt has already had very good experience with the STEC-ROLL in a long-term test running over a period of 24 months, during which the rolls provided impressive results.
Axel Schulz, mechanical maintenance specialist at the steelworks of ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt, said: “We are utterly convinced of the STEC rolls, due to their long service lives, the reliable design and the incredibly easy and quick assembly and disassembly. What is more, it is possible to reuse the rolls. Rolls of the STEC-ROLL design bring us a lot of positive changes.”
The STEC-ROLL optimally supports the strand thanks to its minimal bearing window width. All roll bodies are mechanically interlinked, also in the case of narrow slab formats. SMS Siemag has developed various cooling concepts for the STEC-ROLL.
Thanks to the easy-to-maintain STEC-ROLL, a roll line can be dismantled in less than 60 minutes and installed in less than two hours. There is no need for special tools. In combination with the ability of the rollers to be re-used several times, this helps to significantly reduce the maintenance costs.
Pictured above: ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt: STEC-ROLL® with revolver bore.
ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt is an integrated steel plant situated in East Brandenburg, Germany. It manufactures products for the automotive, household appliance and construction industries. High-quality sheet metal plates for the automotive industry are a major market area here.
SMS Siemag AG is a company of the SMS group which, under the roof of the SMS Holding GmbH, consists of a group of global players in machinery and plant construction in steel and nonferrous metals processing. Its workforce of more than 13,500 employees generates sales worldwide totaling € 3.3 billion.
The new rolls will be installed in four segments of the straightening zone where long service lives are immensely important to ensure the production of high-quality slabs. The rolls will optimize the casting process and set new standards for efficient maintenance.
ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt has already had very good experience with the STEC-ROLL in a long-term test running over a period of 24 months, during which the rolls provided impressive results.
Axel Schulz, mechanical maintenance specialist at the steelworks of ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt, said: “We are utterly convinced of the STEC rolls, due to their long service lives, the reliable design and the incredibly easy and quick assembly and disassembly. What is more, it is possible to reuse the rolls. Rolls of the STEC-ROLL design bring us a lot of positive changes.”
The STEC-ROLL optimally supports the strand thanks to its minimal bearing window width. All roll bodies are mechanically interlinked, also in the case of narrow slab formats. SMS Siemag has developed various cooling concepts for the STEC-ROLL.
Thanks to the easy-to-maintain STEC-ROLL, a roll line can be dismantled in less than 60 minutes and installed in less than two hours. There is no need for special tools. In combination with the ability of the rollers to be re-used several times, this helps to significantly reduce the maintenance costs.
Pictured above: ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt: STEC-ROLL® with revolver bore.
ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt is an integrated steel plant situated in East Brandenburg, Germany. It manufactures products for the automotive, household appliance and construction industries. High-quality sheet metal plates for the automotive industry are a major market area here.
SMS Siemag AG is a company of the SMS group which, under the roof of the SMS Holding GmbH, consists of a group of global players in machinery and plant construction in steel and nonferrous metals processing. Its workforce of more than 13,500 employees generates sales worldwide totaling € 3.3 billion.
