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JP Steel Plantech, Siemens VAI Cooperate on Endless Rolling Technology
11/02/2009 - JP Steel Plantech Co. of Japan and Siemens VAI Metals Technologies s.r.l. of Italy have entered into a new cooperation in the field of endless rolling technology based on Steel Plantech’s proprietary EBROS technology.
JP Steel Plantech Co. of Japan and Siemens VAI Metals Technologies s.r.l. of Italy have entered into a new cooperation in the field of endless rolling technology based on Steel Plantech’s proprietary EBROS® technology.
EBROS (Endless Bar Rolling System) is designed for continuous on-line welding and joining of hot billets as they are transferred directly from continuous casters or reheating furnaces to the rolling mill, allowing efficient manufacture of bars, wire rods, and shapes via uninterrupted rolling. According to Steel Plantech, EBROS results in a substantial increase in productivity, material yields, and plant utilization factor, as well as consistent product quality.
Under the new license agreement, Siemens VAI confirmed that its ERT technology is based on EBROS, opening the possibility for broader cooperation between the companies. Under the new EBROS license, Siemens VAI s.r.l. will be allowed to combine EBROS with its own developments and market this technology under the new trade name ERT-EBROS.
Steel Plantech and its other licensees will continue to offer the original EBROS system, as well as its own further developments of the technology.
JP Steel Plantech Co., located in Yokohama, Japan, provides customers with highly reliable products and engineering services in a wide range of iron and steelmaking plants and equipment for the integrated mills and the mini mills. In 2008, some 300 engineers in Japan generated a turnover of 40 billion Yen.
The Siemens Industry Sector, Erlangen, Germany, is a leading international supplier of production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. The sector comprises six divisions: Building Technologies, Drive Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility, and Osram. With around 222,000 employees worldwide, Siemens Industry posted in fiscal year 2008 a profit of EUR 3.86 billion with revenues totaling EUR 38 billion.
With the business activities of Siemens VAI Metals Technologies (Linz, Austria), Siemens Water Technologies (Warrendale, Pa.), and Industrial Technologies (Erlangen, Germany), the Siemens Industry Solutions Division (Erlangen, Germany) is one of the world's leading solution and service providers for industrial and infrastructure facilities. Using its own products, systems, and process technologies, Industry Solutions develops and builds plants for end customers, commissions them, and provides support during their entire life cycle. With around 31,000 employees worldwide, Siemens Industry Solutions achieved an order intake of EUR 8.415 billon in fiscal year 2008.
