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MMK Upgrades Soviet-Era Hot Strip Mill
04 June 2020 - Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works has commissioned an overhauled hot strip mill at its facility, reports project contractor SMS group.
Here’s Where Steel Industry Digitalization Can Have the Biggest Impact
21 May 2020 - New digital tools have the potential to greatly change steel production, but they perhaps have the most potential in two key areas, energy consumption and carbon reduction, according to Katja Windt, chief digital officer for SMS group.
SMS group Signed for Coiler Improvements
19 May 2020 - German flat-rolled producer Salzgitter Flachstahl has contracted SMS group to upgrade the coilers at its hot strip mill, SMS group has said.
POSCO Commissions New Coiler at Hot Strip Mill
28 April 2020 - POSCO’s Gwangyang works in South Korea recently wound the first coils on a newly installed coiler at its No. 4 hot strip mill.
Nucor Hands SMS group Additional Plate Mill Equipment Order
10 March 2020 - Nucor has awarded a follow-on order to SMS group for reheating equipment to be installed at its greenfield plate mill in Kentucky.
German Mill Puts New Billet Caster Into Service
21 February 2020 - Germany’s Saarstahl AG has successfully commissioned a new five-strand billet caster, according to the machine’s builder, SMS group.
SMS group to Replace North America’s Largest BOF
04 February 2020 - SMS group has secured an order to replace the 320-ton KOBM converter at ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Hamilton, Ont., works.
Russian Galvanizing Line Reaches Production Milestone in 2019
27 January 2020 - A new hot-dip galvanizing line at Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works is nearing its nameplate capacity of 360,000 metric tons annually, the company reports.
Shougang Jingtang Runs First Coils on New Galvanizing Line
23 January 2020 - China’s Shougang Jingtang has started up a new 360,000-ton hot-dip galvanizing line that is designed to coat high-strength automotive steels, according to equipment manufacturer SMS group.
Noodle.ai, SMS digital Release AI-Driven Production Application
16 January 2020 - A new partnership between equipment maker SMS group and artificial intelligence (AI) provider Noodle.ai has borne fruit – the companies have released their first AI-driven application for the steel industry.
SMS Group Earns Final Acceptance Certificate for Ultrawide Slab Caster
17 December 2019 - China’s Shandong Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. has issued the final acceptance certificate on its new ultrawide slab caster, reports the machine’s builder, SMS group.
Paul Wurth Lands Order for Coke Battery Equipment
11 December 2019 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary has been contracted to supply the pressure control system for two new coke oven batteries in China.
SMS-Built Crimping Press Enters Service
05 December 2019 - voestalpine Tubulars has started up a new three-die crimping press on its cross piercing elongating line in Austria, according to machine builder SMS group.
North American Stainless Completes Steel Shop Upgrade
22 November 2019 - North American Stainless has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new torque retainer installed on the No. 1 AOD converter at its Ghent, Ky., USA, mill.
Supersized Screw Press Takes Flight at Chinese Forging Operation
18 November 2019 - Chinese aviation components maker AVIC Shaanxi Hongyuan Aviation Forging recently celebrated the inauguration of the world’s largest clutch-operated screw forge press, according to the machine’s builder, SMS group.
SMS group Contracted to Upgrade ArcelorMittal Re-Heat Furnaces
13 November 2019 - ArcelorMittal Asturias is upgrading the walking beam furnaces at its Aviles hot strip mill with new burners, according to the project contractor, SMS group.
SMS group Lands Contract for One Very Large Caster
07 November 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s planned plate mill will be home to one of the world’s largest continuous casters, the company contracted to build the machine said on Thursday.
Nucor Steel Gallatin Processes First ‘Heat-to-Coat’ Coil
06 November 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has pickled and galvanized the first coil on its new galvanizing line, reports the equipment supplier on the project.
SMS group Lands Order for Ohio Caster
15 October 2019 - SMS group has been awarded a contract to supply a thin-slab caster to North Star BlueScope Steel as part of the Delta, Ohio, sheet mill’s planned US$700 million expansion.
SMS Tapped to Revamp Salzgitter Caster
04 September 2019 - SMS group has been commissioned to revamp the No. 1 continuous caster at Salzgitter Flachstahl’s Salzgitter works in Germany.
