Continuous Casting Advancing Automated Casting – voestalpine Donawitz and Primetals Technologies CC4 at voestalpine Donawitz developed with Primetals Technologies has pushed the boundaries of digitalization to advance automated casting. ISSUE METEC (JUN 23) 15.06.2023
Digitalization Unparalleled Level Control: Anti-Bulging Technology Primetals Technologies has developed anti-bulging technology combining its LevCon and Smart Bender solutions to use casting gap variation for the first time to keep the mold level consistent and... 08.07.2022
Green Steel Pioneers Talk #8: The Cutting Edge Of Continuous Casting What makes a great continuous casting machine? And what does it take to ensure that a “tried-and-tested” technological solution remains top-notch? Sit down with Paul Pennerstorfer and find out... 23.06.2022
Continuous Casting What if ...? Andreas Viehboeck on Endless Casting and More In this special interview format, we ask an expert from Primetals Technologies to use their imagination. ISSUE #11 (MAY 22) 24.05.2022
Digitalization Clean Continuous Casting: Fully Automated Bloom Casting Replacing a two-strand continuous caster, CC2, CC4 is the most modern continuous caster in the world, capable of producing 950,000 metric tons of high-quality blooms per year in a fully automated... 23.05.2022
Digitalization Making the Caster Mold Transparent Mold Expert, the innovative sticker-detection system from Primetals Technologies, has now been installed over 300 times in melt shops all around the world. ISSUE #10 (FEB 21) 01.02.2021
Digitalization Inching Toward Fully Automated Casting The continuous-casting process involves discontinuous operations that are critical for the quality of the cast product and that have to be performed dangerously close to the liquid steel. Luckily, rec ISSUE #09 (JAN 20) 01.01.2020
Continuous Casting A new strategy for secondary cooling in continuous casting Today, secondary cooling of continuous casting machines is typically equipped with air-mist nozzles to achieve a wide turn-down ratio, which is the highest-to-lowest water flow, without jeopardizing t ISSUE #08 (MAY 19) 01.05.2019
Continuous Casting Mind the gap—20 Years of Dynagap Soft Reduction Two Decades ago in Raahe, Finland, Primetals Technologies ushered in a new era of quality in continuous casting with the first installation of Dynagap Soft Reduction—now active in 300 casting strands ISSUE #07 (OCT 18) 01.10.2018
Digitalization Quality Expert Quality Expert is a computer-aided quality-control system for all types of continuous casters. It is designed to determine the definitions necessary for quality-related process parameters, to ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Speed Expert Selecting the proper casting speed in continuous casting is critically important for the productivity of a caster and the quality it produces. Many factors and requirements have to be considered ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Mold Expert Fiber Sticker-related breakouts are one of the major reasons for high repair costs and production losses. Product defects can mostly be traced back to processes in the mold, but conventional detection ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Obtaining Measurements the Intuitive Way Nicole Oberschmidleitner is Head of Mechatronic Products at Primetals Technologies, and has been with the company for 16 years. ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Taper Checker Wireless The Taper Checker Wireless is a taper-measuring system designed to check and adjust the mold within the required tolerances before casting begins. The taper of the lateral mold surfaces ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Automatic Thermocouple Checker The Automatic Thermocouple Checker is a computer-aided tool designed to test the quality of a thermocouple installation. The test involves heating the copper plate in the same position and with ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization OsciChecker Wireless OsciChecker Wireless is designed to analyze the behavior of oscillators on continuous casting machines and accordingly optimizes maintenance time, reduces downtime, minimizes strand breakouts, and ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization DynaGap 3D DynaGap Soft Reduction 3D (DynaGap 3D) is a sophisticated process model that allows for dynamic roll-gap changes in slab and bloom casters. Working in combination with remote adjustable segment ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Dynacs 3D Thanks to continuous improvements in computer performance, it is now possible to calculate the temperature at any point within a continuously cast strand in real time. Using this information, the ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization DynaPhase Calculation of the 3D temperature profile of the strand requires accurate knowledge of the thermodynamic properties of steel, which includes enthalpy, solid fraction, density, and conductivity ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Pioneering the Future of Continuous Casting As one of the pioneers of continuous casting technology—a legacy extending back to the 1960s—Primetals Technologies has always been the leader in the development and implementation of ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Maintenance and Simulation System for Testing Process Changes in Casting The steel industry is well on its way toward fully automated continuous casting, which is going to minimize the risk of human error and increase workplace safety considerably. Meanwhile, tried and ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Nozzle Expert The Nozzle Expert helps to detect clogged nozzles and broken hoses in all types of continuous casting machines, and ensures that the strand is uniformly cooled during the continuous casting ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Equipment Expert The Equipment Expert is designed to monitor the installed equipment of the caster and provide operators with valuable feedback about any maintenance work required. Equipment could include, for ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Intermix Expert for Continuous Casting The Intermix Expert for all types of continuous casting machines calculates the mixed-steel area and incompatible strand portions along the entire strand. The information gathered allows the ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Digitalization Yield Expert The aim of the Yield Expert is to minimize scrap and to optimize yield. It considers scrap portions, quality defects, weight restrictions, sample cuts, and width changes while producing the ... ISSUE #06 (MAR 18) 01.03.2018
Continuous Casting Automation for Casting: Cast to Perfection Advanced automation packages are decisive for casting products that meet the highest quality demands at maximum levels of productivity and yield. New challenges that arise from ever-increasing ... ISSUE #04 (FEB 17) 01.02.2017
Continuous Casting Eminent Quality for Automotive Applications Primetals Technologies supplied Hyundai's Dangjin steelmaking plant with a new 4-strand bloom caster designed to facilitate the production of a vast array of automotive parts. The plant serves ... ISSUE #04 (FEB 17) 01.02.2021
Continuous Casting ESTAD: End-to-End Excellence Across the Metals Value Chain of Continuous Casting Continuous Casting papers will be presented by Primetals Technologies specialists at the ESTAD Congress covering the topics of slab, billet and bloom casting in addition to automation, logistics ... ISSUE #01 (MAY 15) 01.05.2015
