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Siemens Installs Tanks for NSSC Stainless Pickling Line

08/30/2011 - Siemens designed and installed polypropylene pickling tanks for the No. 1 annealing and pickling line at Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp.’s (NSSC) Hikari Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Siemens Industry, Inc. has installed what it claims is Japan’s first polypropylene process tanks at Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp. (NSSC), the largest stainless steel provider in Japan.
  
Siemens designed and installed polypropylene pickling tanks for the No. 1 annealing and pickling line (APL) at NSSC’s Hikari Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The order includes two polypropylene pickling tanks with covers, a grinding brush scrubber chamber and spares. Plans call for a second polypropylene pickling tank for the No. 2 APL to be added at the same location in December 2011.
 
“We’re proud that an industry leader like NSSC has selected Siemens in bringing this innovative polypropylene tank technology to Japan,” said Jagannath Rao, President of the Industry Solutions Division, Siemens Industry, Inc. “Japan is a new market for our polypropylene tank business, and we look forward to helping NSSC increase cost savings and add environmental value to their steel mills with our custom-designed polypropylene tanks.”
 
“By providing equipment made from plastics, like polypropylene, Siemens is able to offer designs that are not easily accomplished with traditional materials,” said Tom Fitzpatrick, Product Manager for Metals Technologies, Siemens Industry, Inc. “The customer sees benefits in the form of lower initial cost, much lower maintenance costs, and reduced labor costs. The total cost of ownership is significantly less with polypropylene tanks than with traditional brick and rubber lined steel tanks.”
 
By removing the rubber lining found in steel tanks, the corrosion-resistant polypropylene tanks reduce the risk for acid leakage and fumes, according to Siemens.
 
The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is a leading international supplier of environmentally friendly production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. The Sector comprises six divisions: Building Technologies, Drive Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility and Osram. With around 204,000 employees worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry achieved total sales of approximately €34.9 billion in fiscal year 2010.
 
The Siemens Industry Solutions Division (Erlangen, Germany) is one of the world's leading solution and service providers for industrial and infrastructure facilities comprising the business activities of Siemens VAI Metals Technologies, Water Technologies and Industrial Technologies. Activities include engineering and installation, operation and service for the entire life cycle. With around 29,000 employees worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry Solutions posted sales of €6.0 billion in fiscal year 2010.