Upgrade for ThyssenKrupp Stahl mill

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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jul 3, 2003

Alstom has won a major order to modernise drives and control systems for ThyssenKrupp Stahl at its cold rolling mill in Duisburg-Bruckhausen.

Alstom has won a major order to modernise drives and control systems for ThyssenKrupp Stahl (TKS) at its cold rolling mill in Duisburg-Bruckhausen, which produces cold-roll coil for the automobile industry.

The contract, worth more than Eur 7 million, includes the supply, installation and commissioning of automation, drives and control equipment for the company's four-stand tandem mill no 1.

The revamp will help to improve product quality and yield.

Alstom will design the upgrade using state-of-the-art high performance controllers from its Alspa range.

The automation system, which includes process control and process management, is based on the same technology throughout One of the tandem mill's four stands will also be fitted with a new 5MW AC variable speed drive and gearbox.

To minimise plant downtime and commissioning, Alstom will carry out integration testing, and train TKS operators to use the new equipment, on a real time rolling mill simulator before installation.

The simulator will also mirror borderline case situations which cannot be tested in the mill itself, reduce downtime and help to minimise startup times.

The mill will shut down at the end of December and, after a short commissioning time, resume production by mid-January 2004.

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