Siemens starts up vertical slab caster at Baosteel, China--Casting of highest alloyed-steel grades for special-product applications

摘要

In the Spring of 2009, Siemens VAI Metals Technologies started up and commissioned a new vertical slab caster at BaosteeVs Special Steel Branch in Shanghai, China, This solution enables a wide range of highly critical steel grades to be continuously cast, which would otherwise not be possible to produce in a conventional bow-type caster. Due to the special design features of the machine and the installation of a full array of technological packages, slabs are produced with (he highest surface and internal quality.