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SMS Siemag to Supply New Converter Vessel for ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG awarded SMS Siemag the contract to supply a new converter vessel for its works in Duisburg-Bruckhausen, Germany.
 
The scope of supply comprises the vessel, the trunnion ring, vessel suspension with the lamella system, as well as the trunnion bearings and bearing supports.
 
For the installation of the plant components, SMS Siemag will dismantle the existing converter platform and replace it with a new one. The solution developed by SMS Siemag makes it possible to retain and continue to use the existing converter drive.
 
SMS Siemag AG is a company of the SMS group which, under the roof of the SMS Holding GmbH, consists of a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry. With about 11,000 employees, the group generates sales of over EUR 3 billion.