ArcelorMittal Galati has recently placed its trust in the technological packages and expertise in revamping projects of Danieli, for the quality upgrade of its 9.7-meter radius slab caster installed in Galati in 1978. The installation of a new longer mould, an optimized secondary cooling on a new segment 0, and completely new Level 1 and Level 2 systems, supplied by Danieli Automation, will improve product quality by reducing slab defects like sliver, flakes and spider cracks for coils and plates.
The upgrade will be performed during a 21 day shutdown in September 2017. In-classroom and on-site training will also be provided operator’s personnel. After the revamping the plant will produce 220-250-mm x 700-1900-mm slabs in low-carbon, peritectic, medium-carbon, micro alloyed, high-carbon and silicon steel grades.
The technological packages included in the Galati project are: Q-INMO hydraulic oscillator software; Q-LEVEL+ mould level control system with automated mould powder feeding; Q-MAP real time mould thermal monitoring system; Q-WIDTH in-line mould width and narrow face taper adjustment; Q-MIX tundish mix prediction system; Q-CUT slab cutting process optimization; and Q-ART in-line slab quality assessment.
