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SMS Siemag to Expand Heavy-Plate Mill for Hyundai Steel
06/29/2011 - Hyundai Steel has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the expansion of its 5.0-m heavy-plate mill in Dangjin, Republic of Korea. The upgrade is expected to take place in several stages in 2013.
Hyundai Steel has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the expansion of its 5.0-m heavy-plate mill in Dangjin, Republic of Korea. The mill, which went into operation in December 2009, was completely supplied by SMS Siemag.
Hyundai Steel plans to increase its production from 1.5 to 2.0 million tonnes per year and enhance its product range by expanding the mill. The upgrade is expected to take place in several stages in 2013.
The order includes a new roughing stand with edger, the expansion of the plate cooling system, an additional cooling bed, a second dividing shear, as well as new pilers and roller tables in the plate yard. The entire X-Pact® automation for these facilities also is part of SMS Siemag's supply scope.
The new roughing stand has a roll force of 100 MN and is equipped with a hydraulic adjustment system. An edger is flanged-on at the exit side of the stand for precise adjustment of the plate width.
SMS Siemag will be extending the existing laminar cooling section of the mill to include a spray cooling system with a pre-leveler in the entry section of the plate cooling system. The combination of spray and laminar cooling provides Hyundai Steel with a wide spectrum of cooling strategies, thus enhancing its product range.
The new dividing shear will be installed parallel to the existing dividing shear and is designed for cutting high-strength plates with a thickness of up to 50 mm. The new facilities will operate with SMS Siemag’s X-Pact® Level 1 and Level 2 automation system.
Hyundai Steel has also placed an order with SMS Siemag for the construction of a new 4.3-m heavy-plate mill. With these investments, Hyundai Steel will be increasing its heavy-plate capacity in Dangjin to a total of 3.5 million tonnes per year.
SMS Siemag AG is a company of the SMS group, which is, under the roof of SMS Holding GmbH, a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry. It consists of the two business areas, SMS Siemag and SMS Meer. In 2010, about 9200 employees worldwide generated a turnover of EUR 3 billion.
