ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt uses STEC-ROLL® from SMS Siemag for optimizing the casting process

ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt has ordered 44 STEC-ROLL^® lines from SMS Siemag, Germany. The rolls will be used to upgrade the first strand of a two-strand slab caster.

The STEC-ROLL^® developed by SMS Siemag is superior to the other systems currently available on the market and ensures high service lives and simplified installation and dismantling.

The new rolls will be installed in four segments of the straightening zone where long service lives are immensely important to ensure the production of high-quality slabs. The rolls will optimize the casting process and set new standards for efficient maintenance.

ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt has already had very good experience with the STEC-ROLL^® in a long-term test running over a period of 24 months, during which the rolls provided impressive results.

Axel Schulz, mechanical maintenance specialist at the steelworks of ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt: “We are utterly convinced of the STEC rolls, due to their long service lives, the reliable design and the incredibly easy and quick assembly and disassembly. What is more, it is possible to reuse the rolls. Rolls of the STEC-ROLL^® design bring us a lot of positive changes.”

ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt is an integrated steel plant situated in East Brandenburg, Germany. It manufactures products for the automotive, household appliance and construction industries. High-quality sheet metal plates for the automotive industry are a major market area here.

STEC-ROLL^®

The STEC-ROLL^® optimally supports the strand thanks to its minimal bearing window width. All roll bodies are mechanically interlinked, also in the case of narrow slab formats. SMS Siemag has developed various cooling concepts for the STEC-ROLL^®.

Thanks to the easy-to-maintain STEC-ROLL^®, a roll line can be dismantled in less than 60 minutes and installed in less than two hours. There is no need for special tools. In combination with the ability of the rollers to be re-used several times, this helps to significantly reduce the maintenance costs.

ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt: STEC-ROLL® with revolver bore

Based on SMS group information