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Concast AG, Switzerland, and its subsidiary Concast America Inc., Pittsburgh, have been awarded a major contract from Gerdau Ameristeel to modernize its five-strand 26-foot radius billet caster in Whitby, Ont., Canada.

Concast will replace the technological core of the caster as well as all downstream equipment. The full upgrade comprises new dual-cantilever tundish cars, cartridge meter mould assemblies with electromagnetic mould stirrers, and electromechanical short lever oscillation. Concast will also supply intensive multi-zone Conmax secondary spray cooling, roller apron/strand guides, CCS withdrawal straighteners, torch-cutting machines, and all discharge equipment, including a turnover cooling bed. Full automation will be provided via the Concast Systems group.

Concast AG, Zurich, Switzerland, through its subsidiary Concast America, Inc., serves long-product steelmakers throughout North America, providing comprehensive engineering services, supply of full meltshop and billet caster equipment, services, automation and process control. Concast AG forms part of the Metallurgical Plant and Rolling Mill Technology Business Area of the SMS group.

SMS GmbH is the holding for a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering relating to the processing of steel, non-ferrous metals and plastics. The group is divided into the Business Areas of Metallurgical Plant and Rolling Mill Technology, Tube, Long Product and Forging Technology and Plastics Technology. In the year 2004 some 9,500 employees worldwide generated a turnover of about EUR 2.20 billion.

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