CONTINUOUS SLAB CASTING
SOLUTIONS

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YOUR CHALLENGETO REACT QUICKLY AND FLEXIBLY TO
MEET MARKET REQUIREMENTS

THE MARKET DEMANDS A LOT.

HOW WELL ARE YOU PREPARED?

Today continuous casting accounts
is the leading technology used toconvert steel from a molten into asolid form. Parallel to its enormously
rising significance, the quality of thecontinuously cast product has been
constantly rising since its introductionin the late 1960‘s. At the same time
the requirements for plant availability,
flexibility and safety standards forthe employee have also increased.
In the process itself, casting speeds
have been rising and the spectrumof possible dimensions and materials
have been expanding continually.
Fully dynamic, automatic and flexible
adjustments of machine parameters
for the production of high quality
steel products can often no longer beachieved with older continuous casting
plants. In the intensely competitiveenvironment of the steel industry,a high degree of flexibility, productquality and customer orientation isabsolutely essential for lasting success.
That’s why the majority of steel
producers are seeking cost-efficientsolutions for optimizing their plants
so that they can meet the demandsof competition. Are you seeking thesame?

Or in other words, does your current
continuous casting plant fulfill
the requirements of you and yourcustomers’ for modern production
when it comes to quality, flexibility
and reliability? Have you alreadycalculated how much time you lose
when changing products? Or asked
yourself how much value you placeon the safety of your production andemployees? You haven’t? Then now’s
the time to do so. The decisive factor
for optimizing the continuous castingprocess is technological knowledge,
developed over five decades andintegrated to ensure an optimum
solution. Our technological solutions
focus on the decisive points that
determine quality and economy. Thisapplies especially in regard to themodernization of existing plants. The
more flexible and productive yourcontinuous casting machine, the more
you can boost your performance in themarket. We invite you to design yourfuture with Primetals Technologies, themarket leader for continuous casting
plants, work with us in meeting thegrowing demands of the market.

2The market requirements in the steel
industry are continually increasing.
Today increased productivity with ahigh standard of quality and excellent
plant availability are a competitive
advantage. Faster throughput times
and high flexibility in production
require increased safety standards forthe environment and the employees.

YOU EXPECT ...

•• Higher productivity andimproved flexibility from yourcontinuous casting plant using
market relevant innovations.
•• The complete expertise of themarket leader in continuous
casting plants – including
the entire steel production
process, as well as metallurgical,
mechatronic and automation
knowledge – all from a single
source.
•• Modular and highly efficienttechnological packages,
which meet your individual
requirements.
•• Lifecycle service that offers
professional training of youremployees and covers everythingfrom in-house spare part tocontinuous technology
updates.￼

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YOUR CHALLENGE
OPTIMUM CAST PRODUCT IN
THE SHORTEST TIME

EXPERTISE FROM A SINGLE SOURCE
If there’s anyone who receives toppriority from us, then it’s you, as ourcustomer with unique requirements
and desires for the future of yourcontinuous casting plant. We havecomprehensive expertise covering theentire steel production process, aswell as metallurgical, mechatronic andautomation knowledge, that is simply
unique worldwide. Profit from our fullline expertise that after 50 years andmore than 400 slab caster references
has made us the market leader.
There’s just one question to answer: In
precisely which ways can we help you?
MODULE OR COMPLETE PACKAGE
That is the question – and our answer.
We can offer our customers preciselydefined, modular technologicalpackages to meet their specificrequirements. Those requirements
might be for a new plant or themodernization of an existing one. It’s
your choice, and we will work together
with you to decide which solution is inyour best interests.

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PUTTING OUR INNOVATION TO
WORK FOR YOU
The name Primetals Technologies
stands for leadership in innovation.
We’ve established a decisivecompetitive advantage in the area ofmetallurgy and process knowledge.
The crucial point: Our innovations
are directly relevant to the market.
After all, we not only know which
technology you need as a plant
operator, but also which productqualities your customers need andexpect. We therefore invite you
to work with us in applying ourinnovative strength to optimizing yourcontinuous casting production.
SERVICE ORIENTATION
We’d like to give you some specificexamples of what we mean byservice. Our service expertise includes
capacity analyses and feasibility
studies in advance of projects
and coaching of your employees,
as well as in-house spare parts
production and continuous updatingof technology. Not to mention our
long-term customer specific Primetals
Technologies consulting to help
improve your plant’s production
performance. Everything we do iswith one goal in mind – to help you
achieve the most economical solution
throughout the entire life-cycle of yourplant.￼

The economy is rapidly changing
each day and becoming increasingly
difficult to anticipate. Keeping up withthese demands requires optimized,
flexible solutions for your plant. By
working in close collaboration withour customers, that‘s exactly what weat Primetals Technologies deliver.

GOOD REASONS FORCHOOSING PRIMETALSTECHNOLOGIES SLAB CASTING
SOLUTIONS•• You’re always technically on
the cutting edge thanks to themetallurgical experience andtechnological expertise.
•• A modular approach makes
it possible to create flexible
solutions, whether for a small
component upgrade or a turnkey
project.
•• Always on time – our worldwide
project management experience
and Connect & Cast® expertise
enable ideal project development
right up to the perfect plant
start-up.
•• We are your dependable partner–our support continues beyond
the start-up to include the entire
life-cycle of your plant.
DID YOU KNOW,•• that on a Primetals Technologies
slab caster you don’t have to
reduce the casting speed tochange the product width duringthe production process?
•• that Primetals Technologies
achieves the shortest revamping
times combined with return tofull production? For example:
Posco Gwangyang in Korea
where the plant returned to fullproduction after just 13 days.￼

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SLAB CASTING TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIVE STRENGTH FOR
MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY

We’ve been leading innovators right from the start. In thefield of slab casting technology, Primetals Technologies
has implemented numerous pioneering developmentsin the past, including straight mold design, continuous
bending and straightening, small roller pitches, dynamic
secondary cooling as well as integrated quality control
systems.
Today these are standard elements in all advanced slab
casting machines. As the result of our continuous focus
on research & development and implementing innovativetechnological packages, Primetals Technologies has
become the world market leader in slab casting technology.
Single stainless slab
caster, Outokumpu,Tornio, Finland

REVAMPING AT ITS BEST
Through the use of mechatronic technological packages
we achieve the shortest revamping times and extremely
rapid start-ups with modernization steps for increasing
productivity. Our expertise translates into flexibility
through rapid format change and excellent product quality(DynaWidth, DynaGap SoftReduction®). With our Connect& Cast® principle, we support our customers during theproject phase, through the integration phase, and intofull production, and beyond thanks to our life-cycle
management services.
With our sophisticated, proven products for example:
SmartMold, the DynaFlex- Oscillator and the Smart®
Segment, we have the leading solutions for every
application. Reproducible results guarantee a highdegree of process reliability, and our thoroughly tested
and configured special automation solutions with simple
operating panels ensure safe and reliable production.

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Single strand slab caster, voestalpine Stahl, Linz, Austria

SCOPE OF SUPPLY AND SERVICES

MAIN BENEFITS SLAB CASTING•• Slab casters, Bloom, Beam blank•• Top quality and productivity at increased yield•• Combi casters (single, twin and triple)•• Connect & Cast packages ensuring fast ramp-ups•• Medium/thin-slab casters•• High flexibility with regard to product width & thickness•• Casting and direct rolling•• Endless strip production (ESP)•• Special casters (e.g. vertical casters)•• Caster upgrading•• “Rapid action” spare-parts supply

STAINLESS STEEL•• High-end product quality maintained at top castingspeeds•• Large operating window for steel grades•• Top yield•• Engineering and feasibility studies

DID YOU KNOW•• Construction site management•• that 400 mm thick slabs can be produced on bow-type
casting machines?

•• Operational and metallurgical assistance•• Start-up assistance•• Metallurgical “hot-line” service team•• Turnkey project implementation•• that straight molds can be fitted onto machine wherebent molds where previously used?
•• Primetals Technologies supplies the most sophisticatedprocess models in the steel market?

•• Process automation and quality control Expert
operational training assistance After-sales service•• Innovative financial engineering
A STAINLESS REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE
Primetals Technologies is the clear world market leader
in the field of stainless slab casting. Standard elements ofall Primetals Technologies slab casters include SmartMoldwith DynaWidth hydraulic width adjustment, DynaFlex
Oscillator, SMART Segment with DynaGap SoftReduction,
as well as integrated automation and quality controlsystems.

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SmartMold with DynaWidth-adjustment MoldExpert LevCon

4DynaFlex oscillator

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Smart® Segment with DynaGap SoftReduction® Dynacs 3DCompact and modularly
designed slab casters
from Primetals
Technologies feature
the world‘s mostadvanced technologicalpackages and special
casting equipment andcomponents.

9SLAB CASTER TECHNOLOGIESAND PRODUCTS
INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES FOR
OPTIMIZED OPERATIONS

The decisive factor in the optimization of the continuous
casting process is our technological knowledge andexperience, acquired in over five decades and integrated
into our products.
Our technological solutions focus on the decisive points
that determine quality and economy. When it comes tomodernization of existing plants, today the boundaries
between products and services are no longer clear defined.
Conventional services and delivery have to be flexibly
combined with the installation of new plant parts. That’s
why Primetals Technologies offers precisely definedmodular technological packages to exactly meet yourindividual needs.
DynaFlex – Hydraulicoscillator control for
improved strand-surface
quality10CONNECT & CAST AUTOMATIONUNLIMITED AUTOMATIONEXPERTISE AT YOUR DISPOSAL

Today more than ever, the market sets the conditions – forshort delivery times, flexible lot sizes, competitive prices
and ensured quality. We respond with shorter throughput
and preparation times, cost minimization, innovation andhigher productivity. Our automated technology lets you
meet even the most complex requirements.
TOTALLY INTEGRATED, TOTALLY EFFICIENT
Primetals Technologies provides a comprehensive,
integrated range of products and systems for efficient
automation of the entire production workflow. It enablesthe realization of perfectly tailored automation solutions tomeet all individual production requirements. Thanks to theuniquely integrated qualities of our automation packages,
companies are able to optimize their production processes,
accelerate time to market and reduce production costs.
It also provides a high level of investment security while
minimizing overall project complexity.
Backed by comprehensive metallurgical, engineering andoperational expertise, Primetals Technologies automation
experts excel in the design and integration of advanced
automation products which result in major improvements
in caster performance, product quality and operationalreliability. Modularly designed and expandable software
packages are available for both new and existing casters.
Customer support, including system maintenance, upgrades
and troubleshooting, can be provided by our worldwide
network of Primetals Technologies automation branch
offices or via remote data links.

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OUR SLAB CASTINGSERVICESPROJECT SUPPORTFROM A MARKET
LEADERPROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH A FUTURE

WE OFFER YOU A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES

Our life-cycle management revolves around proven projectmanagement. We work in close collaboration with you todevelop the best possible solution based on your specificrequirements. Primetals Technologies offers you ourexperience from over 400 successfully completed slab
caster projects worldwide.

Three thousand service employees from around the world
have the knowledge and experience to meet your totally
specific operational requirements. From the delivery of asimple spare part through to the modernization of plantcomponents, from training of customer personnel throughto assumption of outsourced maintenance services, fromtechnological update of your processes to individualautomation packages, and from hardware to software
solutions – we offer you the complete package of customer
services, perfectly coordinated for the optimization of yourplant.

Our modern planning tools lead to a logistically perfected
greenfield plant. Or, with often small modifications to yourexisting plant we can create unrealized optimization ofpotential to generate maximum profit in the future. All suchcomplex projects are implemented on schedule and withthe shortest possible ramp-up time.
In our customer relationships, we identify with eachcustomer project in a way that is unsurpassed worldwide.
Our on-site project teams work perfectly together, and arestrongly rooted in the respective markets. They’re familiar
with local market conditions, as well as with the language
and culture of each region.
Our project management is certified to ISO 9001: 2000
and standardized, so that we can develop all project levels
transparently and in an organized manner. An online
data management enables a fast, worldwide exchange ofknowledge and experience, and our project manager forum
makes sure that experience and results from individual
projects are forwarded and shared. Our employees aresupported by an integrated apprenticeship and trainingprogram right from the start. You receive the knowledge
and also the experience needed for a successful casterproject.

12LIFE-CYCLE
MANAGEMENTPARTNERSHIP
NEVER ENDS

CONSULTING | PLANNING | FINANCINGPRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES LIFE-CYCLE SERVICES
As a plant operator, you have conflicting needs. On the one
hand, your performance is measured each quarter against
short-term profitability expectations. On the other hand,
you have to think on a totally different timescale comparedwith the capital market. Depending on the lifetime of yourplant, you have to take 15 years or more into account.

But thanks to our comprehensive expertise and integrated
approach to solutions, you benefit both short-termand long- term from our life-cycle services. In the short
term: Backed by our extensive experience with manyreference plants, we provide you with the certainty of fast,
dependable production start-up and shorter amortization
periods. In the long term: Our master plan guarantees
competitive performance for your plant in every phaseof its life-cycle. Whether we’re providing 24/7 technicalsupport, optimizing maintenance, or making permanentplant improvements, we’re always working to ensure thecost- effective operation of your plant.

NEW INVESTMENTOPERATION

MODERNIZATION•• Investigation/inspections &feasibility study•• Service contracts•• Migration packages•• Spare parts andcomponents•• Upgrading andmodernization•• Design•• Layout•• Construction•• Installation•• Commissioning•• Consulting andtraining•• Online and offline
maintenance•• Maintenancecontracting

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EXPERTISE FROMEXPERIENCESELECTED
SUCCESSSTORIES WITHSLAB CASTINGTECHNOLOGIES
Numbers reflect our expertise. Especiallyin the field of slab casting, whereincreased productivity, higher capacity,lowered operating costs and reducing
emissions count more than anything else.

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