20th International Forgemasters Meeting - IFM 2017

In 2012 Buderus Edelstahl decided to modernise its steel plant in Germany. Among others there was the request to implement a new ingot casting area to improve productivity, quality and workplace safety. The Advanced Teeming System ATS a high performance teeming system showing a high level of mechanisation and automisation of the casting process. At Buderus it is specially designed for casting rolling and small forging ingots with focus on throughput and increased operational safety. This paper gives an overview about the ATS itself, related developments, design considerations and operational experience after a few months of successful operation.