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Siemens to Extend Automation for Jinan Iron and Steel Plate Mill

03/11/2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will extend the automation for Jinan Iron & Steel’s 3.5-meter two-stand plate mill in Jigang.

Jinan Iron & Steel Co., China, has awarded an order to Siemens Metals Technologies to extend the automation of their 3.5-meter two-stand plate mill in Jigang.
 
Within the scope of the project, Siemens will equip the roughing stand with basic and process automation, following the proven Siroll-PM concept. This will facilitate fully automated, coordinated operation of the entire mill. It will also help to improve the logistics processes required for interconnected multiple-plate rolling—for materials that have to be thermo-mechanically treated—in order to efficiently use the cooling times required for the process.
 
In addition to supplying new automation equipment for the roughing stand, Siemens will also provide the interface to the finishing stand’s existing automation. The new technology will further improve the plate mill’s quality, throughput and output.
 
Siemens’ scope of supplies and services also includes upgrading the finishing mill’s process models to the state-of-the-art, as well as supervision of installation and commissioning of the equipment, and employee training. It is scheduled to come into operation by the end of 2009.
 
Siemens had previously equipped this mill’s finishing stand with main drives and automation equipment in 2000.
 
Jinan Iron & Steel Co. is the largest steel producer in Shandong Province, and one of the leading producers and exporters of heavy plate in China. The company's heavy plate products are certified for international shipbuilding, and the oil and gas industry is another important buyer, in particular of high-tensile X-70 steels.
 
The Siemens Industry Sector, Germany, is a leading international supplier of production, transportation and building systems. The Sector comprises six Divisions: Building Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility, Drive Technologies and Osram. In fiscal 2007 (ended September 30), Siemens Industry generated sales of approximately EUR40 billion (pro forma, unconsolidated) with around 209,000 employees worldwide.
 
With the business activities of Siemens VAI Metal Technologies, Austria, Siemens Water Technologies, Warrendale, Pa., and Industry Technologies, Germany, the Siemens Industry Solutions Division, Germany, is a 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.