Measuring the steel level in continuous casting
Radiometric based mould level measurement is the dominating technology for measuring the steel level in continuous casting. This technology has been available for more than 50 years and now with more than six thousand systems deployed. Herein we discuss performance, statistical variation, influencing factors, source selection, and that recent development […]
BSE announces new Managing Director
We are very pleased to welcome Sebastian Baumgartner into our Executive Management team. Sebastian has been part of the Badische family for almost 20 years. As of today, he will be joining the team of Managing Directors, already consisting of Andreas Volkert and Florian Glück. Besides other tasks, he will […]
Final Acceptance Test for the rolling mill upgrade project in Chicago Heights, IL, USA
Final Acceptance Test for the rolling mill upgrade project in Chicago Heights, IL, USA Automazioni Industriali Capitanio has passed the remote Final Acceptance Test for the rolling mill upgrade at CHS Chicago Heights Steel in Chicago Heights (IL), USA. This project includes the automation equipment for the revamping of the […]
Rolling Mill Yield Improvement Project at African Foundries Ltd
Yield improvement is a crucial issue for any steel plant. In order to maximize profit and reduce costs, the best approach to yield improvement is to identify areas of yield loss that can be effectively regained within the limit of available resources. The optimization of the rolling mill at African […]
ATS Mechatronics supplies four bundle retaining jaws to a special bar quality (SBQ) mill in Spain
ATS Mechatronics supplies four bundle retaining jaws (bundle forming) to the European mechanical supplier with the final destination at a special bar quality (SBQ) mill in Spain. ATS Mechatronics has more than 25 years of experience in supplying tying machines for round bundles, hexagonal and square stacks. In these years […]
Pfeiffer Vacuum introduces OmniStar® and ThermoStar® next generation gas analyzers
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of gases at atmospheric pressure Easy operation with new software Compact design and low detection limit Asslar, Germany, June 29, 2020. OmniStar and ThermoStar GSD 350 are compact, portable benchtop analyzers for analyzing gases at atmospheric pressure. They are particularly used for applications in chemical processes, […]
Change in Management of Tenova LOI Thermprocess
Essen, July 1, 2020 – Tenova LOI Thermprocess, leading global company in the field of heat treatment plants based in Essen, is undergoing a change in its management organization. At the end of June 2020, Mr. Erik Míček, Managing Director of LOI Thermprocess GmbH since 2010, left the company. After […]
Systems Spray-Cooled receives an order to upgrade Optimus Steel EAF
Optimus Steel has placed an order for a furnace upgrade solution with Systems Spray-Cooled of The Systems Group. The 4th quarter 2020 turn-key project includes a new Spray-Cooled™ Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Roof, a new Spray-Cooled™ Elbow, the accompanying equipment that will replace its existing tubular equipment, and a complete […]