Plants

Technical Data

Slab caster
	Caster 1	Caster II	Caster III
Type		Oval-bow caster	Vertical bending caster
Number of strands per plant	2/4	2	2
Width (mm)	325 - 675	800 - 2.100	850 - 2.100
Thickness (mm)	260	260	260
Mould length (mm)	700	700	900
Vertical section (m)	-	-	3
Casting radii bending points starting radius (m) main radius (m) reference points	- 5 - 6	- 5 - 6	7 - 9,2 7
Supported lengths (m)	27,7	27,7	36,5
Distance to flame cutting machines (m)	30	30	40
Max. slab lengths (m)	10	12	10
Casting speed (m/min)	0,5 - 0,9(1,0)	0,5 - 0,9	0,8 - 1,5
Capacity (Mt/a)	0,72	1,56	3,0
Process control	Process control system PCS7	3 process control systems	Process control system PCS7, redundant design
		2 process computers	Process computer levels 2A and 2B

Round cast
	Caster 1	Caster II
Type	Mannesmann Demag bow caster system	Mannesmann Demag bow caster system
Number of strands	6	5
Format diameter (mm)	180/220/240	180/220/240/270/ 310/370/406
Plant radii (m)	10,5/19,5	10,5/13,5/18,0/30,5
Distance to flame cutting machines (m)	31,1	36,5
Product lengths (m)	10-14	8-12
Casting speed (m/min)	max. 3.5	max. 3.2
Capacity (t/a)	1.20 million	0.96 million
Process control (I and II)	2 Process control systems 2 process computers	2 Process control systems 2 process computers