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Billet caster for ArcelorMittal Belo Horizonte, Brasil
Sep 26, 2008
ArcelorMittal Brasil S.A., Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has placed an order with Concast AG, Switzerland, for the supply of a secondary-metallurgy center and of a continuous caster for the production of SBQ billets (Special Bar Quality) for the manufacture of wire for tires (tire cord).
The facilities to be supplied, a ladle furnace and a continuous caster, will be incorporated into the existing integrated iron and steel works at Monlevade, Brazil. This will serve to increase the present capacity of 1.2 million t to 2.4 million t of liquid steel per annum.
A wire-rod rolling mill connected to the continuous caster has been ordered from SMS Meer, also a company of the SMS group. The ladle furnace, with a capacity of 130 t and a 24 MVA transformer, allows a heating rate of around 4.5 K/min.
With six strands and a casting radius of 10.25 m, the continuous caster produces square billets in the section sizes 130 x 130 mm and 155 x 155 mm. The caster is equipped with mold stirrers and a hydraulic compact oscillation system.
The scope of the order comprises the supply of the complete mechanical and electrical equipment and automation for Levels 1 and 2, as well as training, supervision of erection and commissioning.
Commissioning is scheduled for June 2010.
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