Hot Charging Made Easy - Substantial Benefits Generated Through Synchronized Continuous Caster and Hot Strip Mill Scheduling Optimization

摘要

As part of a continuous effort to reduce costs, increasing the ratio for direct and indirect slabs hot charging has become a top priority for most integrated steel mills. These processes consist of charging cast slabs in the rolling mill's reheating furnaces while they are still hot, which allows for substantial energy savings as well as reduced inventory and slab handling costs.