Title

SMART AND NOVEL IMPROVEMENTS IN CONTINUOUS CASTING ADD TO BIG COST CUTTING BENEFITS

Authorship

Schanz, Thomas; Feldmann, Marcus; Härtner, Phoebe; Rivetti, Pierpaolo; Kabosch, Dino; Michelon, Giovanni

DOI

10.5151/1982-9345-27766

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Abstract

Current steel market conditions require small investments only to lower operational cost. SMS Concast has developed new products which optimize continuous casting process cost for long product steel production. This paper describes a selection of three products. All three systems are patented (patent pending for CONDRIVE). CONSAFE, a non-radioactive mould level measurement system for reliable mould level measuring on open stream casting CCM’s; CONSTIR-MWS, an improved control software for electromagnetic stirrers which lowers energy cost by 35%; CONDRIVE, a brand new oscillation drive system which provides the features of a hydraulic oscillator, however with a cost efficient electric drive.

 

Keywords

Continous casting, Mould level measuring, Radioactivity (absence of), Electromagnetic stirring, Modulation, Mould oscillation, Oscillation drive, Cost savings, Green technology, Ecofriendly

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