9th ECCC European Continuous Casting Conference – ECCC 2017

The challenging task assigned to Danieli in April 2014 involved revamping the single-strand slab caster on a turnkey basis, within a compressed shutdown period of four weeks, including the entire schedule for dismounting, erection and commissioning. Danieli, in close cooperation with the ArcleorMittal Industeel project team, completed all the activities including design, manufacturing, dismantling of old equipment, installation and commissioning of the revamped machine in only 17 months. After an incident free shutdown the caster restarted operation on August 27, and thanks to the skill of the ArcelorMittal operators, supported by the Danieli site team, recorded an impressive learning curve based on a production schedule of 50 sequences through to September 8 when the successful casting of the first 355-mm slab completed a major milestone of the revamping project. The 355-mm stainless slab cast at ArcelorMittal Industeel in Belgium is a world’s first. A project conceived to improve productivity and to open new market segments in the production of heavy plates up to 20 tons each, geared to fabricators of boiler and pressure vessels. Keywords AM Industeel, thickest slab, Danieli, Revamping, stainless steel, 355 mm