Posted on 23 Sep 2013
Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, successfully commissioned an 800-mm bloom continuous caster of SMS Concast, Switzerland. That means the company is now operating its third continuous bloom caster from SMS Concast.
Bloom handling in the new bloom continuous caster of Dongbei Special Steel.
“This continuous caster is a milestone in terms of mechanical,
electrical and process engineering. It sets a new benchmark in the steel
casting industry,” said Luis Hernandez, CEO of SMS Concast. “We
integrated various technological innovations. The fact that Dongbei has
chosen us as its partner three times already proves we are on the right
course with our technology.”
With the new plant, Dongbei and SMS
Concast are continuing their long-lasting partnership. Just like the
previous plants in Dongbei- Beiman (2002) and Dongbei-Dalian (2011), the
new continuous caster produces high-quality special steel blooms. It
comes with an annual capacity of up to 450,000 tons. The machine casts
blooms with diameters of 600 to 800 millimeters.
Dongbei Special
Steel uses the blooms to forge large shafts, tool steel, and stainless
steel on its hydraulic presses and radial forging machines from SMS
Meer. It supplies these products to the oil, energy, aircraft, and
automotive industry.
