Aspects and examples of hot-strip-mill modernization

Author: Maierl J.   Djumlija G.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1156-3141|102|7-8|525-533

ISSN: 0035-1563

Source: Revue de Métallurgie, Vol.102, Iss.7-8, 2010-03, pp. : 525-533

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Abstract

The modernization of a wide-strip hot-rolling mill with the doubleobjective of reducing production costs and satisfying the increasingdemands of the market represents a lower investment than theconstruction of a new mill, but is connected with the considerationof highly complex aspects. The authors present three projectsshowing the approach used by VOEST-ALPINE Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) and the results obtained.