Continuous Casting
Includes news about all types of continuous casting processes, including strip, thin strip, bloom, billet and beam.
Latest News
Hyundai Steel Starts Up Caster, Bar Rolling Mills at New Plant
19 January 2016 - A bloom caster, a large-bar rolling mill, and a combination small-bar and wire rod mill have been started up at Hyundai Steel’s new special steel plant in South Korea.
Primetals Completes Caster Modernization at German Slab Mill
10 December 2015 - Primetals Technologies has completed upgrades to the second strand of a twin-slab continuous caster in Germany, Primetals has announced.
Continuous Casters Switched On at New Baosteel Facility
02 December 2015 - Two new continuous slab casters have been put into service at Baosteel’s Zhanjiang works in southern China, according to the supplier.
AK Steel Temporarily Idles Kentucky Steel Works
16 October 2015 - U.S.-based AK Steel Corp. is idling the blast furnace and other steelmaking operations at its Ashland Works in Kentucky, the company has announced.
Steelmaker Issues Acceptance Certificate on Continuous Caster Improvements
16 September 2015 - German steelmaker Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH has issued the final acceptance certificate for improvements to a 21-year-old continuous billet caster, according to the contractor on the project.
SSI's UK Slab Mill Faces Uncertain Future, Executive Says
24 August 2015 - Falling demand and prices have plunged the future of SSI UK Ltd.’s integrated slab mill in Teesside, England, into doubt, an executive at the company has warned.
Danieli To Equip CMC Micro Mill
29 July 2015 - Commercial Metals Co.'s proposed Oklahoma micro mill is to be outfitted with Danieli endless casting and rolling technology, Danieli has announced.
Voestalpine Invests in EUR 100 Million Continuous Caster
22 July 2015 - The steel plant belonging to the international technology and capital goods group voestalpine in Linz, Austria, where the company is headquartered, is already one of the most modern of its kind in the world.
JSPL Angul and SMS Group Commission Largest High-Speed Billet Caster in India
20 July 2015 - Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) and SMS group have successfully commissioned its high-speed eight-strand billet caster at the Angul Odisha, India, plant.
Primetals Technologies Receives FAC for Blooming Mill at Acciaierie Venete in Italy
03 July 2015 - Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. has issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for a blooming mill extensively modernized by Primetals Technologies at its Camin, Italy location.
Acroni Produces X120 Mn12 Grade on Continuous Caster From Primetals Technologies
02 July 2015 - Since early 2015, the continuous caster of Slovenian steelmaker Acroni, d.o.o. (member of SIJ – Slovenian Steel Group) that was modernized by Primetals Technologies also produces X120Mn12 wear resistant grade.
Fives’ New High-Flux Magnetic Induction Technology
25 May 2015 - Fives, a global industrial engineering group that designs and supplies process technologies to various industries, has developed a new generation of reheating furnace inductors with reduced operational costs and minimized NOx emissions.
SGL Group Presents Comprehensive Range of Specialty Graphite for Casting Applications and High-Temperature Furnaces
18 May 2015 - SGL Group – The Carbon Company – will show its specialty graphite products and services for casting applications and high temperature furnaces at the 13th International Foundry Trade Fair (GIFA) and the 11th International Trade Fair and Symposium for Thermo Process Technology (THERMPROCESS), held from June 16 to June 20 in Duesseldorf, Germany.
TimkenSteel Produces Blooms on “Jumbo” Caster Designed by SMS group for Wide Range of Steel Grades
11 May 2015 - TimkenSteel has successfully commissioned its vertical continuous caster in Canton, Ohio, U.S.A. The first heat was successfully cast in 2014. TimkenSteel is presently ramping up production to full capacity.
Timken Expands Product Offering of High-Performance Spherical Roller Bearings
29 April 2015 - The Timken Company expects to prompt a spherical revolution with its recent introduction of medium bore high-performance Timken® spherical roller bearings, including new steel cage sizes.
TimkenSteel Commissions World's Largest Jumbo Bloom Vertical Caster
20 April 2015 - TimkenSteel, a leader in customized alloy steel products and services, held an open house ceremony on Friday, 17 April, to celebrate the commissioning of its jumbo bloom vertical caster, the largest of its kind in the world, at the Faircrest Steel Plant in Canton.
Warren Steel Holdings Successfully Upgrades Caster With Electromagnetic Stirring Capabilities
10 April 2015 - Warren Steel Holdings, LLC, a leading producer and global supplier of high-quality carbon and alloy steel continuously cast products, announced that it has installed and successfully tested new electromagnetic stirring (“EMS”) capabilities at its on-site caster.
SMS Siemag Commissions Continuous Slab Caster at Puyang Steel
10 April 2015 - SMS Siemag Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd, China, has successfully put a continuous caster for medium-sized slabs into operation at the Wuan City works of Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Puyang Steel), China.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Casts Unique Format of Round Billets for Tube Production
12 February 2015 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has begun production of continuous cast billets with a unique small diameter of 130 mm.
Saldotecnica Americas: MCE External-Mix Cutting Tips for Continuous Casters Cut Cleaner, Save Gases, Extend Duty Cycle
21 November 2014 - Operators of continuous casters who have installed MCE external-mix cutting tips from Saldotecnica Americas have seen significant quality and efficiency improvements, along with lower costs, the company reports.
