For JISCO Carbon Steel, the SMS group will supply the automation system and provide technical services to optimize technological processes in the existing strip mill. After the revamp, the new rolling mill will feature the combined HSM and CSP® modes and cover the full range of hot rolled steel grades, including stainless steel, high-quality grain-oriented steel, medium and high-quality non grain-oriented steel, pipe line steel (X80 or above) and ultra deep drawn steel. Increasing the thickness and width of hot rolled strip is the goals of the project.
The originally two-strand thin slab casting and rolling (CSP®) production line went into operation in May 2006. The customer now relies on the technology and automation provided by the SMS group. The designed capacity of the existing production line is 2 million tons of carbon steel per year. After the revamp, the total annual capacity of the strip mill will be 3.5 million tons.
The final acceptance test for the project is expected to be completed by the end of January 2026. Key milestones include the date of the first coil in CSP® mode (July 2025) and the date for the first coil in HSM mode (December 2025).
SMS will provide the comprehensive X-Pact® automation system to control the mill from the discharging roller tables up to the end of the coil transportation system, including level 1 and level 2 systems and an X-Pact® Vision HMI, thus realizing the first reference plant in the world to combine the CSP® and HSM modes.
