Weifang Special Steel Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. grants the Final Acceptance Certificate to KOCKS for its RSB® 5.0
The Chinese Special steel manufacturer Weifang Special Steel Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.issued to Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, the FAC (Final Acceptance Certificate) for thesuccessful commissioning of the 3-roll Reducing & Sizing block (RSB®) in 5.0 design…
Sheffield Forgemasters adopts pioneering robot assistance
Sheffield Forgemasters has adopted pioneering collaborative robotic (Cobot) assistance for some of its Foundry operatives, dramatically reducing exposure to vibration, improving safety and increasing productivity within its fettling operations. It is one of the first foundries in the world to employ the 6A10 Grinding Cobot, from French firm RB3D, which […]
Evraz Nizhniy Tagil contracts Danieli for bloom caster revamping
Russian JSC Evraz Nizhniy Tagil Iron & Steel Works awarded Danieli with the order for the upgrade of conticaster CCM#1 at Nizhniy Tagil works, in the Sverdlovsk region. The upgraded 4-strand bloom caster will produce 1.086 Mtpy of quality blooms for railway wheels, rails and axle billets for the Russian […]
AQS Begins DRI Production in Algeria
Bellara Industrial Zone (El Milia, Wilaya de Jijel), ALGERIA (April 13, 2021) – Algerian Qatari Steel (AQS) has announced the start-up of its 2.5 million tons per year (t/y) MIDREX® Direct Reduction Plant on February 13 and first production of on-grade Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) a few days after. The […]
Arjas Steel Private Ltd. orders KOCKS RSB® 5.0
Arjas Steel Private Ltd. (formerly known as Gerdau Steel India Ltd.) has placed an order withFriedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Hilden, Germany, for the supply of a Reducing and SizingBlock (RSB®) 300++/4 in 5.0 design. The integrated steel plant of Arjas Steel Private Ltd. is located in Tadipatri (Andhra […]
AIC to supply new electrical cabinets for the EAF area to SISE (Spain)
As an urgent request, Siderúrgica Sevillana, S.A. (SISE) awarded Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) the order to design and supply electrical cabinets and auxiliary equipment of the electric arc furnace (EAF) area for the plant, located in Spain. Focusing on the needs of our customers, all parts of the equipment were […]
Acciaierie Venete awards AIC with order for its rolling mill in Italy
Acciaierie Venete awarded AIC Automazioni Industriali Capitanio with the order for the rolling mill upgrade in Mura (Italy). The yearly production capacity of the rolling mill is 180,000 tons. As part of the complete modernization of the finishing rolling mill in Mura, AIC Automazioni Industriali Capitanio will design, develop and […]
FAM Ferriera Alto Milanese contracted AIC to supply new control panels
FAM Ferriera Alto Milanese contracted AIC Automazioni Industriali Capitanio to supply new control panels for the bar-in-coil rolling mill in Caronno Pertusella (VA), Italy. The new project will reduce future maintenance costs, improve troubleshooting and increase system flexibility. The scope of supply includes:
HBIS Laoting starts full production of the new high-performance hot strip mill supplied by SMS group
The new high-performance hot strip mill of HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., China, has been operating under full production conditions. HBIS group, a leading steel producer in China, can now produce a wide range of high-quality flat steel products at Laoting on a modern high-performance hot strip mill…
Nucor signs long-term maintenance contract with SMS group for one of the world’s largest slab caster
Nucor Corporation (Nucor) has awarded a multi-year maintenance contract to SMS group for their new continuous slab casting machine, currently being installed by SMS group in Nucor’s new heavy-plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky. The primary focus of this maintenance contract will be in maintaining and repairing the continuous caster molds […]