OREANDA-NEWS. February 03, 2014. WISCO’s key technology and application of 2150 wide slab caster” was authenticated by Science and Technology Department of Hubei Province and reached the international advanced level.

Wide slab caster is used to produce wide and thick slab, and the quality of slab depends on the performance of caster directly. WISCO’s wide slab caster imported from abroad was at the international advanced level, but it could not meet the requirements of high quality and stable production while producing high grade steel such as auto sheet.  Therefore, the stable operation of WISCO was impacted, quality improvement was restricted and the production cost was increased.

WISCO revamped and optimized the 2150 wide slab caster by integrating technical advantages of different fields such as mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and pipe networking, and comprehensively studying the structure and control principle of wide slab caster. As a result, WISCO broke through the core technology of foreign wide slab caster and developed a series of technologies with intellectual property rights independently, improving the overall performance of the wide slab caster in terms of operational stability, precision and automation. After revamping, the equipment failure and spare parts replacement were decreased greatly, the operational efficiency of the caster was increased, the operational cost of the equipment was reduced and the production efficiency and product quality were promoted obviously.

The success of this project is significant to the improvement of the design and manufacturing level of casting equipment in China, as well as supporting the research and production of wide plate with high performance of WISCO.