New minimill casters aim for maximum flexibility

摘要

SDI's new structurals caster can switch sizes fast. Retrofitted casters at Tamco and Nucor Hickman gain speedMaximum flexibility is the goal of the new minimill casters. "We're trying to make our-selves as flexible as possible," says Steel Dynamics' Kevin Per-ala, who's in charge of building and operating the casters at the company's new structurals/rail mill in Whitley County, Ind.Steel Dynamics Inc. began construction of the mill north of Ft. Wayne in early May and expects to begin commercial production on the 400-acre site by June 2002. The company is installing two 120-ton SMS Demag conventional casters on the back end of a 120-ton-tap AC furnace hooked to a 120-MVA transformer