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CONTINUOUS STECKEL MILL ENHANCEMENT AT ACESITA

CONTINUOUS STECKEL MILL ENHANCEMENT AT ACESITA

Authorship

Berger, Karl; Procópio, Luiz Otávio Torres; Marples, Anthony

Berger, Karl

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Procópio, Luiz Otávio Torres

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Marples, Anthony

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DOI

10.5151/2594-5297-0088

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Abstract

ACESITA, located at Timóteo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, is South America's only producer of stainless-steel flat products. Approximately 820,000 t/a of austenitic stainless, silicon and carbon steel grades are rolled on their Steckel mill, which was originally built by VAI (DAVY) in 1976, and started up in 1979. Since that time, ACESITA has contracted three consecutive modernization steps with VAI in 1995, 1997 and 2001, comprising of improvements of e.g. the HAGC-system, the automation system and new Steckel coiler furnaces. This paper outlines the successful cooperation between ACESITA and VAI, which serves as an outstanding example of a life-cycle partnership with mutual benefits for both parties, and with a promising outlook in technological evolution for the future.

ACESITA, located at Timóteo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, is South America's only producer of stainless-steel flat products. Approximately 820,000 t/a of austenitic stainless, silicon and carbon steel grades are rolled on their Steckel mill, which was originally built by VAI (DAVY) in 1976, and started up in 1979. Since that time, ACESITA has contracted three consecutive modernization steps with VAI in 1995, 1997 and 2001, comprising of improvements of e.g. the HAGC-system, the automation system and new Steckel coiler furnaces. This paper outlines the successful cooperation between ACESITA and VAI, which serves as an outstanding example of a life-cycle partnership with mutual benefits for both parties, and with a promising outlook in technological evolution for the future.

Keywords

Steckel mill stainless rolling; Modernization; Life-cycle partnership.

Steckel mill stainless rolling; Modernization; Life-cycle partnership.