Outokumpu Stainless orders heat treatment line for stainless steel plates

摘要

Outokumpu Stainless AB has awarded SMS Siemag, Germany, a contract for the supply of a heat treatment line for stainless steel plates. This expansion will allow the Outokumpu Stainless works in Degerfors, Sweden, to boost its production of heat treated plates and improve the product quality. The new equipment will start operation in 2013. SMS Siemag's supply includes two heat treatment furnaces with the related handling machinery, a roller quench, as well as the electrical and automation equipment for these facilities, plus the integration of the heat treatment line into the upstream and downstream operations.