http://www.industry.siemens.de/pressRSS Siemens I&S PressCopyright 2007 Siemens AGSiemens AG I&S PressMetalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1977&languageId=2Siemens has received an order from Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (Wisco), a Chinese steelmaker, to equip a coupled tandem pickling line in cold rolling mill no. 1 with energy-saving main drives. The Siroll CM process automation system will also be modernized. The order is worth several million euros. When the project is completed in September 2010, Wisco will also be able to produce high-strength steel grades in the plant. Nov 19, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1975&languageId=2Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received an order from Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) for the supply of a new single-strand slab caster which will be built at Angul in the Indian state of Orissa. The machine, which will be equipped with a wide range of technological packages, will be one of the most advanced slab casters in India. Start-up is scheduled for September 2011.Nov 17, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1973&languageId=2Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (AHMSA) has awarded Siemens a contract to modernize their existing basic and process automation systems on their Monclova Hot Strip Mill. Siemens will supply and install modern automation technology based on the Siroll HM platform, which is specifically designed for hot rolling mills. The total value of the order is 21 million US dollars and the project is due to be completed in the summer of 2011.Nov 10, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1971&languageId=2Zenith Steel (Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel) in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China, has signed multiple contracts for two rod outlets for the company’s new rod mills that will be located in Changzhou. The contracts are valued at more than €10 million. After the new equipment’s installation, the mills for this privately-owned, midsized steelmaker will produce up to 150 tons per hour on each line. Nov 02, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1969&languageId=2Japanese JP Steel Plantech Co. (Steel Plantech) and Italian Siemens VAI Metals Technologies s.r.l. (Siemens VAI s.r.l.) entered into a new co-operation in the field of endless rolling technology based on Steel Plantech’s EBROS® technology. Oct 30, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1967&languageId=2Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Bhushan Power&Steel Co. to supply the drives and automation system for expansion of the company's compact hot rolling mill in Orrissa, India. The scope of supply also includes two reactive-power compensators for electric arc furnaces. Commissioning is scheduled for July 2010. Oct 29, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1966&languageId=2At voestalpine Stahl GmbH in Linz, Austria Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has replaced the existing coiler 3 on the hot strip mill with a completely new coiler system. Conversion and commissioning were done together with a consortium partner. With the aid of the new high-performance coiler system, voestalpine will be able to expand its hot strip product range. The hot strip mill resumed operation on schedule in August.Oct 27, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1968&languageId=2Siemens is meeting the steel industry’s growing demand for every higher performance levels in melting down scrap metal by launching a refined medium-voltage circuit-breaker. As of September 2009, the company offers 3AH4 vacuum circuit-breakers with an operating current of 4000 amperes (A) for the 36-kilovolt voltage level. It is the first vacuum circuit-breaker worldwide for frequent-operation applications up to 120,000 switching cycles capable of handling such a high operating current without forced cooling. The short-circuit breaking current is 40 kiloamperes (kA) at a voltage of up to 40.5 kilovolts (kV). Siemens has developed these circuit-breakers above all for special applications in the steel industry, such as for switching operations on electric arc furnaces.Oct 23, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1964&languageId=2Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order to supply a Siroll Electrostatic Oiler for a slitting line at the Alcoa Samara (Alcoa SMZ) plant in Russia. This is the first Siroll Electrostatic Oiler sold into Russia by Siemens VAI.Oct 19, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1963&languageId=2The Jiangsu Shagang Group Company has awarded contracts to Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for two new rod outlets to increase capacity and improve product quality at its Zhangjiagang mill. The value of the order is more than 10 million euro. Delivery is mid-2010 for the first rod outlet, and third quarter 2010 for the second. Oct 16, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1954&languageId=2Chalco North East Light Alloy Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco), has ordered a single-pass reversing finishing mill with twin coiler from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies. The mill is part of a hot and cold mill expansion which will be erected in Harbin. The order is worth some 13 million Euros and includes key electrical and mechanical components together with the automation and process technology. The new rolling mill is scheduled to start production in August 2011. The project will enable Siemens to further strengthen its market position in aluminum rolling mills in China.Sep 29, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1955&languageId=2With the new Simetal EAF Micro, Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has extended its range of steel making solutions to include an electric arc furnace for low tapping weights between 5 and 35 tons. This system has been specifically developed for foundries and micro steel works. It combines the advantages of the electric steel making process with a high degree of flexibility in terms of production volumes and the qualities of the steels produced.Sep 28, 2009Mininghttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1948&languageId=2Xstrata Copper has again ordered motors, drives and power-supply equipment, which are intended for an SAG mill and two ball mills, from the Siemens Industry Solutions Division. The ore mills are for use in a South American development project. Siemens received a similar order from Xstrata Copper in spring 2008. Sep 14, 2009Mininghttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1949&languageId=2A consortium consisting of the Siemens Industry Solutions Division and Siemag M-Tec² GmbH, Netphen, has received an order from Datong Coal Mine Group. Co., Ltd., China, to supply two new winders for the Majialiang coal mine. The Siemens part of the scope of supply has a volume of more than four million euros. Completion of the project is scheduled for the end of 2010. In China, more than 80 shaft winding installations have already been equipped with Siemens technology.Sep 14, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1947&languageId=2Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Baotou Steel International Economic &Trading to supply a new HMI system for the compact hot rolling mill of Baotou Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. The conversion work is scheduled to be carried out in April 2010. Sep 11, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1944&languageId=2Aug 26, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1940&languageId=2Siemens VAI (Taicang) Manufacturing Co. (SVMC) and the Chinese steel manufacturer Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (NISCO) have signed a roller refurbishment contract for two continuous slab casters. According to this contract, initially for a period of three years, SVMC will be taking care of refurbishing rolls of the casters CCM1 and CCM2. This is the first order that has been received for the roll refurbishing workshop in Taicang, which was inaugurated in May 2009. Payment is based on the Siemens VAI “cost per ton” model and is orientated to the tonnage produced on the casters. Thus, NISCO can transform fixed maintenance costs into variable costs dependent on production.Aug 13, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1939&languageId=2In June 2009 industrial production in the endless mode commenced at the new Arvedi ESP (Endless Strip Production) line in Cremona, Italy. For the first time ever, hot-rolled coils can now be commercially produced in a thin-slab casting/rolling plant directly from liquid steel in a continuous and uninterrupted manufacturing process. This plant, based on Arvedi technology and implemented by Siemens VAI Metals Technologies, allows the thermal energy of liquid steel to be fully exploited. Thin-gauge strip is produced in better quality and at lower costs compared to alternative processes. This new casting-rolling facility represents the world's most compact line for the production of hot-rolled strip. Aug 12, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1938&languageId=2Siemens VAI Metals Technologies replaced two existing stationary AOD vessels and started up two new exchange-type AOD converters at the German stainless steel producer ThyssenKrupp Nirosta in Krefeld, including auxiliary equipment. All installation work up until the converter start-ups in the Spring of 2009 was carried out within only three weeks' time, minimizing production downtime. Following the fulfillment of the guarantee performance figures, the Final Acceptance Certificate was issued by the customer. Aug 10, 2009Metalhttp://www.industry.siemens.de/press/Details.aspx?pressArticleId=1936&languageId=2Siemens VAI Metals Technologies completely modernized an over 20-year-old, single-strand slab caster at the steel works of the Slovenian producer Acroni, d.o.o. The machine head and strand-guiding system were replaced and outfitted with the latest technological packages, systems and equipment to enable wider slabs be cast with a significant improvement in quality. All onsite construction activities were completed in the Spring of 2009 within a tight timeframe of only 38 days. Plant start-up proceeded smoothly and all casting equipment and systems functioned as designed beginning with the first heat. Following fulfillment of the guaranteed performance figures for various steel grades, the Final Acceptance Certificate was received within 2 months after the plant start-up. Jul 28, 2009