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First Coils Produced at Tata Steel’s CSP Plant Following Upgrades by SMS group
01/15/2026 - SMS group announced that its upgrade project for Tata Steel Ltd.’s Jamshedpur CSP® (Tata Steel TSCR) plant in Jharkhand, India, has been completed and the first coils have been rolled.
SMS group said the upgrades included integration of a new F7 finishing stand and enhancements to legacy X-Pact® automation systems. The mill can now produce thinner gauges and higher-quality products. The CSP plant has an estimated output of about 2.5 million metric tons annually. It can produce strip in widths from 900 to 1,680 mm and thicknesses from 1 to 16 mm.
Upgrades also included adapting the existing roll-changing equipment. With one additional mill stand, the rolling load distribution can handle harder materials at wider widths and thinner gauges. By decreasing bottlenecks for certain products in the finishing mill, output for those grades will increase, the company said.
Mill stands F1 to F5 were also upgraded with a new hydraulically operated passline adjustment system. Five laminar colling sections were replaced with four reinforced cooling units with edge masking. The exit area received a new measuring house with provision for a second multifunction gauge in the future.
The companies said SIEFLEX® gear-type spindles with internal oil return line were incorporated. SMS level 1 and level 2 automation systems were upgraded with the X-Pact ProBAS platform and the existing human machine interface was updated. Other systems include the X-Pact pass schedule calculation, the X-Pact cooling section control model, and the X-Pact profile, contour and flatness model.
“The open and trusting communication made it possible to identify challenges early on and to find solutions together. This very short and effective ramp-up phase exceeded the expectations of all parties involved, which impressively underlines the value of this strong partnership,” said Hendrik Trimborn, project manager at SMS.
SMS group said 14 coils were rolled without any cobbles the day after the modernization. The CSP plant was originally delivered and commissioned by SMS in 2011.
Upgrades also included adapting the existing roll-changing equipment. With one additional mill stand, the rolling load distribution can handle harder materials at wider widths and thinner gauges. By decreasing bottlenecks for certain products in the finishing mill, output for those grades will increase, the company said.
Mill stands F1 to F5 were also upgraded with a new hydraulically operated passline adjustment system. Five laminar colling sections were replaced with four reinforced cooling units with edge masking. The exit area received a new measuring house with provision for a second multifunction gauge in the future.
The companies said SIEFLEX® gear-type spindles with internal oil return line were incorporated. SMS level 1 and level 2 automation systems were upgraded with the X-Pact ProBAS platform and the existing human machine interface was updated. Other systems include the X-Pact pass schedule calculation, the X-Pact cooling section control model, and the X-Pact profile, contour and flatness model.
“The open and trusting communication made it possible to identify challenges early on and to find solutions together. This very short and effective ramp-up phase exceeded the expectations of all parties involved, which impressively underlines the value of this strong partnership,” said Hendrik Trimborn, project manager at SMS.
SMS group said 14 coils were rolled without any cobbles the day after the modernization. The CSP plant was originally delivered and commissioned by SMS in 2011.
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