Increasing casting stability at US Steel with Danieli Q-Level+ and Hy-Power®
At the end of 2016 US Steel entrusted Danieli to replace the stopper-rod control system together with the mould-level control sensors and automation at its Great Lakes Works and Gary Works.
Both plants, which operate one double-strand slab caster and two single-strand slab casters (A-Line and B-Line), improved the casting process stability after the installation of the advanced Danieli technologies: HY-POWER® electrohydraulic stopper actuator to regulate the steel flow, eddy-current double-coil sensor for a precise measurement of the mould level, and Q-Level+ automation package for a fine control of the entire system.
Reliability and performance achieved by the newly installed systems helped to achieve the required strip quality goals.
Minimum shutdown time and a non-invasive installation proved the practical and beneficial effects of this revamping method.
USS confirmed once again its trust in Danieli, deciding to convert the C Line caster at the Gary Works to the same flow technology.
This will bring to six the total number of the US Steel casting strands equipped with the Danieli systems.
source: Danieli
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