The delivery also includes the supply of model-predictive Advanced Furnace Control (AFC) for the complete furnace sections as well as the automation & electrical equipment, and supervision of erection and commissioning.
Modification of the current CGL#1 furnace will allow Steel Dynamics Columbus to produce Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) for the automotive industry (e. g. dual-phase steel DP980).
Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers in the United States based on estimated annual steelmaking and metals recycling capability, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. Steel Dynamics produces steel products, including hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and coated sheet steel, structural steel beams and shapes, rails, engineered special-bar-quality steel, cold-finished steel, merchant bar products, specialty steel sections, and steel joists and deck.
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