Steelmaker Issues Acceptance Certificate on Continuous Caster Improvements
09/16/2015 - German steelmaker Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH has issued the final acceptance certificate for improvements to a 21-year-old continuous billet caster, according to the contractor on the project.
The contractor, Primetals Technologies, said the project improved internal and surface qualities of the billets and provided for a production increase of 20 percent.
The caster, which is at the company’s Riesa plant, dates to 1994. Primetals said it installed a new machine head, which included DiaMold molds and a retractable DynaFlex mold oscillator. It also worked to optimize secondary cooling.
The installation work was conducted during the 2014 holiday outage.
The caster produces low- and medium-carbon steels, which are further processed in a wire rod mill at the plant. With the improvements, the caster is now capable of producing 1.2 million metric tons annually.
The caster, which is at the company’s Riesa plant, dates to 1994. Primetals said it installed a new machine head, which included DiaMold molds and a retractable DynaFlex mold oscillator. It also worked to optimize secondary cooling.
The installation work was conducted during the 2014 holiday outage.
The caster produces low- and medium-carbon steels, which are further processed in a wire rod mill at the plant. With the improvements, the caster is now capable of producing 1.2 million metric tons annually.
