Posted on 03 Jun 2014
Siemens wins order for Mulpic intensive plate cooling system from China Steel in Taiwan
China Steel Corporation (CSC), a Taiwanese steel
producer, has ordered a Mulpic (multi-purpose interrupted cooling)
system from Siemens Metals Technologies. The intensive cooling line will
be installed in the company's existing plate rolling mill in Kaohsiung,
Taiwan, and is scheduled to be commissioned in June 2015. The Mulpic
system facilitates direct quenching and will extend CSC's product
portfolio to include highly wear-resistant plates.
Mulpic intensive plate cooling system from Siemens.
CSC was founded in 1971. With an annual production of
around ten million metric tons of crude steel, it is the largest steel
producer in Taiwan. Around 65 percent of its steel products are sold in
the domestic market. The company's plate rolling mill has an annual
capacity of some 1.1 million metric tons and until now has been equipped
with an ACC (Accelerated Cooling) system. The new Mulpic system from
Siemens can achieve significantly higher cooling rates, which enables
the plates to be quenched directly. This will widen CSC's product mix
which, in future, will include highly wear-resistant plates for
offshore, shipbuilding and pressure vessel applications.
Siemens will also supply the electrical and automation
equipment for the Mulpic system. The cooling models for the existing ACC
system will also be provided and integrated into the process models of
the Level 2 automation. Mulpic intensive cooling allows not only faster
cooling during thermo-mechanical rolling, but also direct quenching of
the plates. Advanced actuators are an integral part of the machine.
These ensure uniform properties along the plate length and across the
plate width, and minimize the need for further processing. The system
ordered by CSC will increase the number of Mulpic systems installed
worldwide since 2001 to 21.
