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Handan Iron & Steel Orders Combi-caster from Siemens
03/16/2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply a five-strand combi-caster to Handan Steel Works in China. The new plant will be capable of producing a total of 1.45 million tonnes of beam blanks and blooms per year.
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply a five-strand combi-caster to Handan Steel Works, part of Handan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., China. The new plant will be capable of producing a total of 1.45 million tonnes of beam blanks and blooms per year and is scheduled to commence production operations in the summer of 2011.
The order is worth approximately €10 million.
The new continuous caster for the Handan Works will cast structural steels, high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steels, as well as bloom sections for rails. The caster will be equipped with machine heads outfitted with hydraulic oscillators, dynamic secondary cooling, and DynaGap Softreduction. It will be able to cast blooms with rectangular sections of 325 x 280 mm and 380 x 280 mm, and beam blanks in three different formats: 446 x 260 x 85 mm, 450 x 350 x 90 mm, and 750 x 370 x 90 mm.
Siemens VAI will provide basic data and engineering for the casting plant in addition to the design and supply of core components, which include the complete machine head and the plate molds, electromagnetic stirring devices, and the spray-cooling system. Basic and process automation, together with technological packages, will be comprised of the automatic LevCon mold-level control system and DynaFlex mold oscillators.
Siemens is also providing detail engineering for the tundishes and tundish cars, strand-guide systems, as well as for the withdrawal and straightening units. The project scope includes the provision of supervisory services for erection, start-up, and commissioning.
Handan Iron & Steel Co. is part of Hebei Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd., which is one of China's leading steelmakers. It produced more than 33 million tonnes in 2008.
The Siemens Industry Sector (Germany) is a leading international supplier of environmentally friendly production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. With around 207,000 employees worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry achieved in fiscal year 2009 total sales of approximately €35 billion.
The Siemens Industry Solutions Division (Germany), one of the world’s leading solution and service providers for industrial and infrastructure facilities, comprises the business activities of Siemens VAI Metals Technologies, Water Technologies and Industrial Technologies. With around 31,000 employees worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry Solutions posted sales of €6.8 billion in fiscal year 2009.
