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Siemens to Equip New Process Line for BlueScope Indonesia

06/10/2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will equip a new integrated 175,000 tonne/year zinc-coating and painting line for PT BlueScope Steel, Indonesia.

Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from PT BlueScope Steel, Indonesia, to equip a new integrated zinc-coating and painting line. The order value is in the two-digit million Euro range.
 
Designed for an annual production of 175,000 tonnes of Zincalume® steel, the new processing line will be installed at the company’s Cilegon site—the only production facility in Indonesia that produces coated and painted steel products. The new equipment will boost the plant’s annual production capacity to 275,000 tonnes per year.
 
Siemens will engineer and supply all mechanical and electrical components for the new integrated galvanizing-painting line, as well as the basic and process automation systems. Siemens will also provide an inline skinpass mill with subsequent tension leveler, and a Siemens roll coater will be used for painting. The layout of the new installation will facilitate rapid production changeovers, which will increase BlueScope’s flexibility to respond to changes in market demands.
 
Electrical equipment will include the medium-voltage distribution system, all drives, basic and process automation systems, and parts of the manufacturing execution system (MES) level. Operator control and visualization equipment, which features user-friendly process and plant diagnostic functions, is designed for easy control and support of fully automated operation of the lines. Special control functions for strip movement will ensure a stable high production speed and prevent damage to the strip even in critical sections such as the furnaces.
 
Equipment will feature components, systems and technological controllers from Siemens’ “Siroll PL” integrated and modular automation solution, which was specially developed for rolling mills and processing lines. Siemens will also perform commissioning and customer training.
 
BlueScope selected Siemens technology based on its experience with its processing line in Thailand, which was also equipped by Siemens. The new facility is scheduled to start operating in the spring of 2010.
 
PT BlueScope is a subsidiary of the Australian company, BlueScope Steel Ltd.
 
The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is a leading international supplier of production, transportation and building systems. The Sector comprises six Divisions: Building Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility, Drive Technologies and Osram. In fiscal 2007 (ended September 30), Siemens Industry generated sales of approximately EUR40 billion (pro forma, unconsolidated) with around 209,000 employees worldwide.
 
With the business activities of Siemens VAI Metal Technologies, (Linz, Austria), Siemens Water Technologies (Warrendale, Pa.), and Industry Technologies, (Erlangen, Germany), the Siemens Industry Solutions Division (Erlangen, Germany) is one of the world's leading solution and service providers for industrial and infrastructure facilities. Using its own products, systems and process technologies, Industry Solutions develops and builds plants for end customers, commissions them and provides support during their entire life cycle.