Billet Caster
Rokop Billet Caster with Nippon mould components.
DOM 1996
East West Ladle Trolley Exchange (not turret).
Tundish - Delta Shape (6t), two tundish transfer car exchange.
Two (2) Strand curved mould (800mm long), 6.5m radius.
Ronan MLC System including Ronan Detectors and Controllers,
Nippon Steel Corp (NSC) MEMS (high quality, low segregation).
RHI / Interstop – 13QC Submerged Entry Nozzle (SEN) Powder-Cast
System.
RHI / Interstop – Meter Nozzle Change (MNC) Oil-Cast System.
Automatic level control with AC variable speed drives on withdrawal
rolls.
Withdrawal / Straighteners:
Drive rolls at tangent to billet.
Top and bottom rolls AC electric motor driven.
Three unbending radii, two points of unbending.
Separate hydraulic dummy bar disconnect rolls.
Torch cutters (water-cooled oxygen / gas).
Sensor cut to length initiation system.
Square Billets - 160mm and 130mm.
Cast Round Billets -141, 148, 159, 169, 189, and 209mm cast rounds.
Typical casting speed for 160mm square = 2.0 to 2.2 m/min.
Billet length max current 9.3m.
Billet Label Marking System (SMARKTEC high temp automated marking
DOM 2023.)
Billet Caster Mould Maintenance Area:
Mould maintenance service facility including spares.
Copper moulds and other spares for all sizes.
Mould turnover stand and storage Racks.
Mould pressure test facility.
With Cooling Bed:
Hydraulic billet pusher sweeps to align billets to billet bed.
Hydraulic turnover type cooling bed.
Billet package former and removal by forklift.
Billet Weigh Scale (check billet weight).
Emergency Ladles (3).
Item Location : Newcastle NSW