Siemens to Modernize Pickling Line for ArcelorMittal Asturias in Spain
11/03/2014 - Spanish steel producer ArcelorMittal Asturias has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to completely modernize the pickling line at its Avilés plant.
The aims of the project are to increase the capacity of the pickling line from 1.5 to 1.8 million metric tons per annum, and to further improve working safety. The revamp will be performed during short planned downtimes. The modernized line is scheduled to be operational at the end of 2015.
ArcelorMittal Asturias runs two integrated steel plants at its Avilés und Gijón locations in the Principality of Asturias in Northern Spain. The plant in Avilés has a productions capacity of 4.2 million metric tons of liquid steel per annum. It produces a wide range of flat carbon-steel products, including hot and cold strip, as well as galvanized, tin-coated and organically coated sheets. The pickling line had been revamped twice 30 years and 14 years ago by Cosim, the Spanish Clecim subsidiary, which is now part of Siemens. It processes strips for end applications in the construction and automotive industries.
For the modernization of the pickling line, Siemens will supply a charging section, a new strip preparation, a new entry section, and will increase the capacity of the strip accumulators. A new scale breaker will replace the existing skin-pass mill. The exit section will be equipped with an edge notcher. In the course of the conversion, potential danger points will also be eliminated along the layout of the line to make work safer.
Siemens is responsible for the complete basic and detail engineering of the mechanical components, and will supervise the installation and commissioning of the line. The necessary work will be planned to minimize interruptions to production.
ArcelorMittal Asturias runs two integrated steel plants at its Avilés und Gijón locations in the Principality of Asturias in Northern Spain. The plant in Avilés has a productions capacity of 4.2 million metric tons of liquid steel per annum. It produces a wide range of flat carbon-steel products, including hot and cold strip, as well as galvanized, tin-coated and organically coated sheets. The pickling line had been revamped twice 30 years and 14 years ago by Cosim, the Spanish Clecim subsidiary, which is now part of Siemens. It processes strips for end applications in the construction and automotive industries.
For the modernization of the pickling line, Siemens will supply a charging section, a new strip preparation, a new entry section, and will increase the capacity of the strip accumulators. A new scale breaker will replace the existing skin-pass mill. The exit section will be equipped with an edge notcher. In the course of the conversion, potential danger points will also be eliminated along the layout of the line to make work safer.
Siemens is responsible for the complete basic and detail engineering of the mechanical components, and will supervise the installation and commissioning of the line. The necessary work will be planned to minimize interruptions to production.
