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Siemens to Supply Automation, Electrical Equipment for Three New Process Lines at Shougang Jingtang
03/19/2009 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will equip Shougang Jingtang’s new annealing line and two new hot galvanizing lines with drive technology, electrical equipment and automation systems.
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies was recently contracted to equip an annealing line and two hot galvanizing lines of Chinese steel producer Shougang Jingtang Iron and Steel Co. with drive technology, electrical equipment and automation systems. The contract volume is in the double-digit million euro range.
Shougang Jingtang is currently building a new steel refining and processing factory on the artificially created Caofeidian peninsula 80 km south of Tangshan, with construction work being carried out in several phases. The factory is part of a series of environmental protection measures that involve moving heavy industry from the densely built-up Peking area to the outlying regions around the city. Siemens already equipped the strip processing lines in the first stage of expansion.
The three new processing lines are part of the second expansion phase currently underway at the facility. Siemens will supply all the drives for the three new lines as well as the basic automation system. The automation system will include technological closed-loop controllers for the skin-passing stands and tension levelers, as well as instrumentation and control equipment for strip cleaning and secondary processing.
The project also encompasses process automation, control desks, and operator control & visualization equipment with user-friendly process and plant diagnostic functions. Siemens will automate the entire plant with the help of the “Siroll PL” automation solution for strip processing lines and on the basis of Simatic S7 programmable logic controllers. For programming purposes, Siemens will use the standardized application modules, which will help to facilitate easier commissioning and maintenance.
Siemens will fit the highly automated production machines’ process automation and operator control & visualization systems with standard server components, some of which are configured redundantly to help boost plant availability. All main and auxiliary drives will utilize Sinamics three-phase technology, which features a compact design, low-noise operation, uniform parameterization over the entire production line, and high ease of maintenance. To support quality data logging and ensure consistently high product quality, all three lines will be equipped with SIAS, a fully automated surface inspection system.
Siemens will also be responsible for supervision of installation work and commissioning, support during acceptance tests, and customer training.
The annealing line is being erected in collaboration with SMS Demag AG, Duesseldorf, and Fives Stein, Evry, France. The two hot galvanizing lines are being built in conjunction with the Belgian company CMI, Seraing, and Fives Stein. Production on the three processing lines is scheduled to start at the end of 2010
Shougang Jingtang is a joint venture of Chinese steel producers Shougang Corp. and Tangshan Iron & Steel Co.
The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is a leading international supplier of production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. The Sector comprises six Divisions: Building Technologies, Drive Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility and Osram. With around 222,000 employees worldwide Siemens Industry posted a profit of EUR3.86 billion with revenues totaling EUR 38 billion.
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. With around 31,000 employees worldwide Siemens Industry Solutions achieved an order intake of EUR 8.4 billon in fiscal year 2008 (preliminary and unaudited).
