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. Cooling of the strands takes place as they pass through roller segments positioned underneath the moulds . The arc radius is 8 meters. After solidification is completed, the strands pass into guides the function of which is to move the strands within the casting machine and guide them to the horizontal plane for leaving the stand.

casting ladle                  pouring into moulds

The strands are 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 strand caster serves the purpose of producing the longest possible continuous casting sequences.

Stahlwerk Thüringen produces three types of blanks, so called beam blanks. They have almost the correct dimensions of the finished product required. This results in a considerable improvement in productivity for the rolling mill.

continuous casting plant                  beam blank