Precise Mold Width Adjustment for Slab Casters
The DynaWidth is an advanced mold width adjustment system designed to address critical challenges in the continuous casting process. Ensuring precise and flexible mold width adjustments is essential for maintaining high-quality steel production. The DynaWidth system offers features that significantly enhance the accuracy and reliability of the continuous casting process, resulting in improved product quality and increased operational efficiency.
The DynaWidth system is engineered to provide precise and automatic mold width adjustments during continuous casting. This technology ensures that the mold width can be adjusted in real time, accommodating changes in production requirements without reducing the casting speed. This flexibility minimizes the risk of defects and improves the overall quality of the cast product.
Key Features of the DynaWidth Mold Width Adjustment
- High precision and reliability: Hydraulic cylinder with integrated position measurement
- Sturdy design: built to handle heavy loads and provide high operational safety
- High adjustment speeds: capable of adjusting mold width at speeds up to 50 mm/min per side for warm adjustments and up to 400 mm/min for cold adjustments
- Automatic width adjustment: allows for flexible, fast, and secure slab width changes at full casting speed
- Low maintenance costs: designed with standard control valves and minimal mechanical parts to reduce wear and maintenance needs
Benefits of the DynaWidth Mold Width Adjustment
- Enhanced product quality: ensures precise mold width adjustments, resulting in higher quality slabs with fewer defects
- Operational efficiency: high adjustment speeds and automatic width adjustment reduce downtime and increase productivity
- Cost savings: low maintenance costs due to the use of standard hydraulic valves and minimal mechanical parts
- Flexibility: supports a wide range of adjustment modes, providing flexibility in production to meet varying requirements
- Increased safety: sturdy design and high reliability enhance operational safety, ensuring consistent performance under heavy loads