05.08.2021. In December 2020, the Turkish steel producer Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. (Çolakoğlu) has issued the final acceptance certificate (FAC) to Primetals Technologies for the first part of the modernisation of the two-strand slab caster at the Dilovası plant near Istanbul. Primetals carried out commissioning both locally and by means of remote support.
The modernisation order covered the Level 1 and Level 2 systems, the Mold Expert system, and the segment controller. The line was also extended. This modernisation of the existing systems has improved product quality and enabled the production of additional steel grades. Furthermore, extending the strands increased casting speed and therefore raised the production rate.
System modernization for process control and optimisation
In 2020, Çolakoğlu modernised the existing Level 1 and Level 2 systems, the Mold Expert system, and the segment controller. The modernisation order was performed during extension of the line, replacing Çolakoğlu’s existing systems with state-of-the-art technology. The modernisation of the existing systems means that additional steel grades can now be produced. Commissioning of the second part of the order is scheduled for summer 2021.
Local and digital project execution
The first part of the modernisation at the Dilovası plant near Istanbul, run by the Turkish steel producer Çolakoğlu, has been successfully completed. The systems were successfully modernised during a nine-day shutdown of the line. Project execution greatly benefited from the presence of employees from Primetals Austria and Poland on site as well as from the support of Primetals experts at the location in Linz in Austria, who, due to the current situation, were connected via the Internet using collaboration tools. In recent months, Primetals has successfully completed a large number of orders by means of remote support, using video conferencing tools, smart glasses, and augmented reality solutions.
Çolakoğlu runs an electric steel plant in Dilovası. The plant’s main products are slabs for subsequent processing in a hot rolling mill and billets used for producing rebars and rock bolts. The Çolakoğlu plant is one of the world’s largest steelworks. It was supplied by Primetals and has been in operation for several years now.
(Source: Primetals Technologies)
