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Siemens to Expand Bhushan Steel Hot Strip Mill
Jan. 18, 2012 Indian steel producer Bhushan Steel Ltd. has contracted Siemens to supply the electrical and automation equipment for the expansion of its existing hot strip mill in Meramandali, in the Indian Federal State of Orissa. The equipment is scheduled to be supplied in 2012.
A second roughing stand, an additional finishing stand, and a third coiler will be installed during the course of extensive modernization, enabling Bhushan Steel to add thinner strips to its range of products and to increase its output. The rolling mill will produce hot strip in thicknesses ranging from 1.2 to 25.4 mm and up to a width of 1680 mm. The production capacity of the plant will increase from 4 to 5.5 million tonnes per annum.
The hot strip mill came into production in the spring of 2010. It is already equipped with a Siemens drive and automation solution, including technological control systems and process models for strip dimensions and temperatures. Siemens is also supplying the drives together with the basic and process automation for the new stands and coiler, and will integrate them into the existing environment.
Based on the Siroll HM automation concept, the plant will feature a user-friendly operator control and visualization system with integrated process and plant diagnostic functions. Siemens is also responsible for the design and configuration of the equipment.
The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is a leading supplier of environmentally friendly products and solutions for industrial customers, with end-to-end automation technology and industrial software, solid vertical-market expertise, and technology-based services. With a global workforce of more than 100,000 employees, the Industry Sector comprises the divisions Industry Automation, Drive Technologies, and Customer Services as well as the business unit Metals Technologies.
The Metals Technologies Business Unit (Linz, Austria), part of the Siemens Industry Sector, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of plant construction and engineering in the iron and steel industry as well as in the flat rolling segment of the aluminum industry. The business unit offers a comprehensive product and service portfolio for metallurgical plants and equipment as well as integrated automation and environmental solutions covering the entire lifecycle of plants.