The second phase of the project was confirmed to Danieli in September 2018, to replace the reversing rolling mill, install a pre-leveler, direct quenching and accelerated cooling, and fully replace the cooling beds and add a new cold plate leveler. Among other Level 2 automation features provided by Danieli Automation, the new 4-high plate mill stand will be equipped with plan view rolling technology (PVR), which will confer a yield improvement of approximately 2 %.
(Source: Danieli S.p.A.)
SMS group modernizes process automation in hot strip mill at Steel Dynamics (SDI) hot strip mill in Butler, USA
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) has commissioned SMS group to complete a comprehensive upgrade of the process automation system at its hot strip mill in Butler, Indiana, marking an important step toward long‑term maintainability and increased operational flexibility of one of its core production assets.
