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Siemens to Supply Drives, Automation for voestalpine Stahl Hot-Dip Line

01/29/2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply drives and automation equipment for voestalpine Stahl’s Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line No. 5.

voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Linz, has contracted Siemens Metals Technologies to supply drives and automation equipment for its Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line No. 5. The order value is a two-digit million Euro figure.
 
With an annual capacity of around 400,000 tonnes, voestalpine Stahl’s new Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line No. 5 will be used to produce high-strength galvanized cold wide strip up to 1750 millimeters wide for applications in the automobile industry. 
 
Siemens will supply the line with Sinamics drive systems with a total installed power output of around 15 megawatts and Simatic PCS7 as the process control system. The line will be automated by means of Simatic S7 processors, one of which will control the safety systems. WinCC will be used for visualization.
 
Siemens’ scope of supply and services also includes planning of the electrical and control equipment, and creation of the software, including the integration test. In addition, Siemens is also responsible for complete installation of all the electrical equipment and commissioning of the electrical and control equipment for the plant.
 
This order follows Siemens’ previous provision of equipment for voestalpine Stahl’s Hot-Dip Galvanizing Lines No. 3 and 4. The first strip of metal is scheduled to be galvanized at the new plant at the end of 2009 and completion of the power-up phase is planned for Summer 2010.
 
voestalpine Stahl GmbH is a company of the Steel Division of voestalpine AG. At its Linz location, the company operates a fully integrated steelworks with an annual production of around five million metric tons. The main customers are the automobile industry and its suppliers, manufacturers of household appliances, and suppliers to the building industry.
 
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 (IS) is one of the world's leading solution and service providers for industrial and infrastructure facilities.