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The continuous casting machine
The ladle is elevated onto the turret that rotates it into the casting position. The tundish
distributes the steel to four strands of water-cooled copper moulds that provide the desired
beam blank shape. Directly after the strands pass through the moulds they undergo
an intensive cooling process. The casting arc radius is 8 meters. After solidification is
completed the strands pass through guides which transport and straighten the strands
out of the casting arc into the horizontal plane ready for the next stage.
pouring into moulds
The strands are then cut into pieces of the required length with automatic flame-cutting
torches. A transfer manipulator transfers the beam blanks with a temperature of approximately
800 °C to the roller table of the rolling mill. The aim of the casting process is to
produce the longest possible continuous casting sequences.
Stahlwerk Thüringen GmbH produces three types of blanks, so called beam blanks. These
blanks are processed to have a similar form to the finished profiles required. This results
in a considerable improvement in productivity for the rolling mill.
beam blanks
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