Danieli have revamped a slab caster at AM Industeel, Belgium. The AM Industeel plant is designed to produce special steel grades up to 355 mm thickness and 2.200 mm width.
The main components are a mold equipped for casting 355 x 2,200 mm slab sizes, a segment 0, the modified segments of the existing caster, including the supply of all related clamping cylinders, and three horizontal withdrawal segments.
Danieli has also supplied the new segment support frames and removal guides for the new segments, as well as the whole hydraulic system for segment 1 to 12.
The complete dismantling and construction activities were performed by a Danieli Engineering team within the four-week shut-down period.
This revamping project has allowed AM Industeel to increase its production capacity and broaden its production range to include larger sizes (up to 355-mm thickness and 2,200-mm width), and to enhance its product quality due to its newly installed soft reduction system.
After the successful start-up and on-time completion of the industrial commissioning, in the next few weeks both AM Industeel and Danieli will be casting the first 355-mm stainless steel slab, which will be the thickest stainless steel slab in the world.
