Siemens to supply mechanical equipment to modernize the ThyssenKrupp Europe hot-strip plant in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG to equip the finishing mill in hot-strip plant no. 2 at its Duisburg-Beeckerwerth (Germany) location with new mechanical components. The modernization will further improve the quality of the surface finish of the hot strip produced as well as extend the range of products to include thicker and wider strips. The project is scheduled for completion in August 2012.    
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Siemens VAI to modernize hot strip rolling mill in Duisburg-Bruckhausen for ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG to completely modernize its hot strip rolling mill no. 1 in Duisburg-Bruckhausen (Germany). The objectives of the project are to further improve product quality and broaden the range of products. The value of this order lies in the mid double-digit million euro range. Modernization of the hot strip rolling mill is scheduled to be completed in August 2012. Siemens VAI had previously received an order at the beginning of the year from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to modernize its medium-strip mill at Hoesch Hohenlimburg in Hagen, Germany.    
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Siemens technology for production of stainless steels: Viraj Profiles Limited, Tarapur, Maharashtra, India orders AOD converter

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies won an order from the stainless steel producer Viraj Profiles Ltd. to supply an AOD (argon-oxygen decarburization) converter for its plant located in Tarapur, Maharashtra, India. The new converter will enable the company to expand the stainless steel output required for its rolling mills. The project is scheduled to be completed by mid-2011.    
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First application in an electric steel making plant: SDI Roanoke will receive Siemens’ Lomas off-gas monitoring system

Siemens Industry, Inc. today announced it has received an order to provide an electric-arc-furnace (EAF) off-gas monitoring system at Steel Dynamics’ Roanoke Bar Division’s mini mill in Roanoke, Virginia. This order marks Siemens VAI’s expansion of its patented continuous off-gas sampling and analyzing system (LOMAS) into electric-arc-furnace process optimization through continuous off-gas monitoring. It is already a market leader for such technology in basic oxygen furnaces (BOF).    
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Siemens to couple pickling line to tandem mill in ArcelorMittal's Bremen cold-rolling mill to optimize delivery times and improve surface quality

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received an order from the German steel producer ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH to supply the mechanical equipment required to couple the pickling line to the tandem mill at its Bremen plant. This will reduce both costs and delivery times. At the same time, it will also enable the surface quality of the cold strip to be improved. The project is scheduled to be completed in November 2012.    
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Safeguard network quality, optimize furnace performance: Siemens receives order from Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant to supply a static var compensator for its electric steel plant

The Russian CJSC Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant, TVSZ, located in the town of Tikhvin, 200 km east of St Petersburg, has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to equip the electric steel production line in its steel works with a SVC Plus static var compensator and a 10 kV Switchgear. The investment is worth several million euros.    

JSW Projects Ltd. (India) orders Corex gas-based Midrex® direct-reduction plant – Efficient utilization of Corex export gas for the production of additional iron

cooperation under the leadership of Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH, Austria, received a contract from JSW Projects Ltd., a group company of JSW Steel Ltd. (India's largest privately owned steel company), for the engineering and supply of a Corex gas-based Midrex® direct-reduction (DR) dual-discharge plant. This new facility, which will have a nominal production capacity of approximately 1.2 million tons of hot and cold direct-reduced iron per year, will be erected at JSW Steel Ltd., located in Vijayanagar, Toranagallu, Karnataka State, India. The order value is a low three-digit million euro figure. Start-up of the new facility is scheduled for mid-2013.    
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Siemens widens its range of finishing lines

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies is extending its portfolio of finishing lines to include solutions for regional markets. The design of these lines places great importance on fast installation and commissioning, ease of operation and maintenance, and a quick return on investment. The finishing lines are designed for processing various grades of cold-rolled steel and aluminum in thicknesses between 0.3 and 4.0 millimeters and in three width ranges up to 2,100 millimeters. The portfolio comprises slitting and cut-to-length lines and lines for blanking, leveling, oiling and inspection.    
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Flexible production at competitive cost: Siemens extends portfolio for aluminum foil rolling mills

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has developed a range of aluminum foil rolling mills with production capacity of up to 20,000 metric tons per year. Thus, even small lot sizes can be rolled flexibly and with a fast return on investment. The rolling mill's concept attaches particular importance to reduction of construction and commissioning time, as well as easy operation and maintenance. The Siroll aluminum foil rolling mills are available in roughing, intermediate and finishing mill configurations. All the foil rolling mills are equipped with Siemens automation systems including TCS (Technical Control System) for flatness and thickness control.    
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Siemens develops single stand reversing cold mill for small to medium production capacities

With the new Siroll CM reversing cold mill, Siemens VAI Metals Technologies offers steel producers a compact system for the production of cold rolled strip in quantities of between 200,000 and 250,000 tonnes per year. The reversing cold mill has a 6-high mill stand and is designed for the processing of a wide variety of steel types. The system is designed in such a way that it can be quickly installed and started up and is easy to operate and maintain. The ROI is typically reached after a short period of time. Two versions are available for maximum strip widths of 1250 and 1450 mm and coil weights of between 20 and 30 tonnes respectively.    
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Less than nine months from signature to caster start-up – New billet caster concept from Siemens shortens project time

A new billet caster concept with a designed throughput rate of maximum 400,000 t/a was developed by Siemens VAI that enables quality products to be cast with economy billet casters commensurate with local market conditions. On the basis of a reengineered plant design, complimented by an extended logistics and sourcing network, billet casting projects can be completed more quickly, efficiently and at lower costs in comparison with conventional engineering and plant-building concepts. The availability of different caster machine variants in combination with modular plant expandability allows producers to tailor their plants to current and future market requirements.    
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Monitoring and optimizing energy flows in the iron and steel industry: The Siemens modular Energy Management System creates transparency and reduces energy costs

Siemens has developed a new energy management system that helps plant operators in the iron and steel industry to monitor and optimize their energy flows. The Simetal Energy Management System is a modularly structured solution that can be expanded flexibly. It contributes toward making efficiency levels and losses transparent throughout the entire production plant. It not only detects avoidable energy losses, but can also generate consumption forecasts and minimize peak loads. The system also supports the use of low-priced energy tariffs, reduces energy costs, and consequently increases competitiveness.    
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Low conversion costs, high productivity, greater environmental compatibility: Siemens develops new electric arc furnace for efficient electric steel production

The Simetal EAF Quantum electric arc furnace from Siemens combines tried-and-tested elements of preheating furnace technology with a number of new developments. These include a new scrap charging process, an efficient preheating system, a new tilting concept for the lower shell, and an optimized tapping system. A reference furnace with a tapping weight of 100 tons achieves an output of 1.35 million tons of crude steel per year with a tap-to-tap time of 33 minutes. The electrical energy consumption, at just 280 kilowatt-hours per ton, is considerably lower than that of a conventional electric arc furnace. Coupled with a lower consumption of electrodes and oxygen, this results in a total specific conversion cost advantage of around 20 percent.    
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Siemens VAI: condition-based maintenance raises productivity of steel plants

Condition-based maintenance increases the availability of iron and steelmaking plants and boosts companies' productivity. At the 5th Metals and Mining Media Summit in Calcutta, India, Werner Auer, CEO of Siemens VAI, explained, “Continuous monitoring of components and systems gives a clearer picture of the condition of the facilities. This reduces the amount of maintenance work and avoids plant stoppages.” Condition-based maintenance also cuts the costs of spare parts and labor. The results are improved plant availability and higher overall productivity.    
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Siemens VAI: Longer service lives for steel plants boost modernization and service business

In future steel plants will be operated for longer periods than before and may well run for over 50 years. In the process they will have to meet not only current standards, but also new requirements regarding energy efficiency, safety and environmental protection. “Extending operating periods in this way is technically possible and makes economic sense, but requires continuous plant modernization”, explained Werner Auer, CEO of Siemens VAI, to the international press in Kolkata, India on Wednesday. According to Auer it will become increasingly important to modernize and upgrade existing plants in order to enable production of new steel grades and material properties. This goes especially for countries with a rising demand for consumer goods such as India and China. “Besides new construction business, we're now expecting stronger demand for modernization and service in the period following the economic crisis to further optimize operating procedures and individual processes in the steel plants”, explained Auer. This assures investments of steel companies in the long term and improves their cost-effectiveness in the short term.    
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