Metalloinvest awards Tenova with a contract to increase the productivity of HBI-1 Plant at Lebedinsky GOK
Castellanza, November 18, 2020 – Metalloinvest, a leading global iron ore and HBI producer and supplier, and one of the regional producers of high-quality steel, has launched the modernization of the hot briquetted iron module No.1 (HBI-1) at the Lebedinsky mining and processing plant, signing a contract with Tenova, a […]
SMS group to deliver one of the world’s largest continuous slab casters as well as heating and heat treatment facilities to Nucor
Nucor breaks ground to celebrate the official start of construction of the new heavy-plate production plant On October 23, 2020, Nucor Corporation held the ground-breaking ceremony for the new plant at its Brandenburg site in Kentucky, U.S. For this project, SMS group is supplying a single-strand caster for ultra-wide and […]
ABB Flow Control Mold to improve quality, control and productivity at new US plate steel mill
Latest electromagnetic stirring and braking technology will help Nucor Steel Brandenburg produce cleaner steel faster, with reduced maintenance and at lower cost. ABB has been selected to supply its Flow Control Mold (FC Mold) electromagnetic stirring and braking solution for one of the world’s widest thick slab continuous casters at […]
Henan Jiyuan I&S rolled the 1st bar on KOCKS 3-roll RSB® 5.0
The Chinese special steel producer Henan Jiyuan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. commissioned successfully its new special bar quality (SBQ) rolling mill with a Reducing & Sizing Block (RSB®) 300++/4 in 5.0 design from Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Germany. The new RSB® 5.0 is designed for thermomechanical rolling […]
KOCKS RSB® 5.0 successful commissioned at Xiangtan’s SBQ mill #3
The Chinese special steel producer Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has started up its completely new SBQ mill #3. The core piece of this new rolling mill is a 3-roll Reducing & Sizing Block [RSB®] in 5.0 design supplied by Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Germany. […]
Guangdong Shaoguan Iron & Steel Co. commissioned its brand new combined wire rod and BIC line including KOCKS 3-roll technology
The Chinese iron and steel producer Guangdong Shaoguan Iron and Steel Group Company Ltd. has successful commissioned its brand new combined wire rod and BIC line incorporating a RSB® 300++/4 in 5.0 design of Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Germany. The RSB® 300++/4 operates as finishing unit for the […]
Successful commissioning of the rolling mill at CHS Chicago Heights Steel in Chicago Heights (IL), USA
Automazioni Industriali Capitanio successfully supplied and commissioned the process automation solution for the rolling mill of CHS Chicago Heights Steel in Chicago Heights (IL), USA. The project included the automation system and equipment for the revamping of the rolling mill, starting rougher group and going through the takeout of the […]
AIC upgrades the SH100 Peeling machine control system at Acciaierie Valbruna
Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) successfully commissioned the extension of the SH100 Peeling machine control system at Acciaierie Valbruna in Vicenza (BS), Italy. The control panel (Fig.1) for the new Bueltmann SH100 peeling machine (including the switchboard, Sinamics S120 multidrive system with SLM regenerative DC Bus, S7-400 PLC, safety system, etc.) […]
AIC upgrades DC drives at El Garhy Steel in Egypt
Following projects in 2010 and 2011, based on the partnership since the 90s, El Garhy Steel contracted AIC to upgrade DC drives for the rolling mill in Egypt. Successful collaborations in the past have contributed not only to the mutual growth, but also the development of personal relationships based on […]
AIC will upgrade rolling mill in the USA
AIC has received a new contract to perform the automation upgrade of a complete bar and wire rod mill in the USA for a major rebar and coil manufacturer. The project aims to reach the following targets: Automation reliability Improve diagnostics on automation Have a new open system that allows […]