Already at this point, both Hyundai Steel Co. and SMS are very satisfied with the performance of the RH plant and with the commitment of all parties involved in the project.
The quick-change RH plant had been designed for the treatment of ladles with a nominal heat weight of 155 tons and an average production capacity of 1.2 million tons per year. Technical features of the plant include a hydraulically actuated ladle lifting system, a burner lance and a vacuum alloying system for adding ferroalloys under vacuum. Already in the engineering phase, the capacity of the plant was increased to 175 tons.
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.
