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JSW Steel Orders another Continuous Slab Caster from Siemens VAI

12/07/2011 - JSW Steel has ordered another new continuous slab caster from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for its steelworks in Toranagallu, Karnataka State, India. The new caster will have an annual production capacity of 1.4 million tonnes and is expected to be commissioned in mid-2013.

Steel producer Jindal South West Steel Ltd. (JSW Steel) has ordered a new continuous slab caster from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for its steelworks in Toranagallu, Karnataka State, India.
 
As with caster no. 3, also supplied by Siemens, the new casting plant will be equipped with DynaGap Soft Reduction, which enables the taper and thickness to be controlled automatically at every point of the strand guiding system. The continuous slab caster will have an annual production capacity of 1.4 million tonnes and is expected to be commissioned in mid-2013.
 
The new continuous slab caster (caster no. 4, in steelworks no. 1) will be able to cast slabs with thicknesses between 220 and 260 mm, and widths between 800 and 1600 mm. It will produce carbon steel, micro and low-alloy, as well as HSLA (high-strength low-alloy) steels, which will be further processed into sheets, strips, and pipes. The DynaGap Soft Reduction solution will enable the casting of slabs from high-quality, line-pipe steel grades—such as X65 according to the API (American Petroleum Institute) standard and other micro-alloyed steels.
 
The design and equipment of the new continuous slab caster are similar to those of caster no. 3, simplifying operation, maintenance, and spare part stocking. Smart Segments are used to contain the strand. Technology packages include the Mold Expert breakout detection system, the LevCon mold level control, the DynaFlex mold oscillator, and the VAI-Q inline quality assurance system.
 
JSW Steel currently operates three continuous slab casters in steelworks no. 1 in Toranagallu. Casters nos. 1 and 2 have been in production since 1999, and Siemens recently retrofitted them with mold level control and breakout prediction systems. Caster no. 3 has been equipped with the latest equipment since it went into operation at the end of 2006, and since modernization in 2009 was the first plant in India to be equipped with DynaGap Soft Reduction.
 
The new continuous slab caster will increase the casting capacity of steelworks 1 in Toranagallu to around 4.2 million tonnes of slabs per annum. The construction of the fourth casting plant is part of JSW Steel’s broad-range expansion project.
 
The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is a leading supplier of innovative and environmentally friendly products and solutions for industrial customers. With end-to-end automation technology and industrial software, solid vertical-market expertise, and technology-based services, the Sector enhances its customers’ productivity, efficiency, and flexibility. With a global workforce of more than 100,000 employees, the Industry Sector comprises the divisions Industry Automation, Drive Technologies, and Customer Services as well as the Metals Technologies Business Unit.
 
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