Beam-Blank Casting Results in Fewer Passes in the Section Mill, Reduced Energy Use, and Lower Production Costs
Near-net-shape casting is an energy-efficient alternative to conventional bloom casting for the production of beams and sections. The most significant advantages can be achieved by directly coupling the caster to the rolling mill. The special mold-taper design from Primetals Technologies offers a large operating window that accommodates various casting speeds and steel grades. This also enables the production of high-quality structural beams with a broad range of product dimensions.
In recent years, Primetals Technologies has developed and implemented near-net-shape beam-blank casters and specially designed combi-casters for long products, offering operators maximum flexibility regarding different casting sections and market demands. This innovation allows the combined production of billet, bloom, and near-net-shape beam blanks on a single casting machine.
Optimization in beam-blank casting has been achieved through the latest developments in equipment design, fine-tuned mold tapers, and spray cooling. The beam-blank casters from Primetals Technologies deliver high productivity combined with direct hot charging to the rolling mill. Near-net-shape beam-blank casting is an excellent alternative to conventional bloom casting for the production of small to jumbo H-beams and profile shapes.
Main Benefits of Beam-Blank Casters from Primetals Technologies
- Increase of production and flexibility
- Optimum performance and availability
- Assurance of optimized solutions for unique and specialized requirements
- Maximum system and plant availability at low maintenance costs
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