WCA March 2011

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A first for Siemens

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provide the accelerated cooling required for the production of high-strength plates. The plant can produce some 1.8 million tonnes of heavy plate per annum, mainly for shipbuilding, tube manufacture and the construction industry in China. In order to bring the reliability and availability of the plate mill up to a high level, a team of Siemens specialists will inspect the plant at regular intervals, and will deal with the latest maintenance issues and implement structured maintenance processes together with the customer. The service package will be backed up by a comprehensive range of training courses for Shagang’s employees. The Siemens maintenance team will include specialists for the control system, basic and process automation, process technology, mechanical and fluid systems, as well as an expert for the Mulpic ® cooling system. Shagang Wide Plate Mill Co Ltd is part of the Jiangsu Shagang Group which, with an annual production of some 23 millions tonnes, is one of China’s leading steelmakers.

Chinese steelmaker Shagang Wide Plate Mills Co Ltd (Shagang) has given Siemens VAI Metals Technologies an order to provide scheduled service support for their five-metre plate mill no. 1 in its Zhangjiagang Works. The aim is to increase the reliability and availability of the plate mill even further. For Siemens VAI, the order represents the first service contract for a plate mill in China. It strengthens its activities as a partner to the steel industry throughout the entire plant life cycle. Scott Bellamy, senior service manager for plate and aluminium rolling mills at Siemens VAI, said: “The development and implementation of a suitable maintenance strategy contributes greatly tomaintaining the long-termperformance of plants in the steel industry. As a partner throughout the entire life cycle, our long-term oriented service packages provide high levels of reliability and availability for our customers’ plants.” The plate mill in Zhangjiagang is fitted with Siemens mechanical and electrical equipment, and has been in operation since January 2007. The rolling stand has a rolling force of up to 10,000 tonnes, and is equipped with hydraulic roll gap control and work roll bending. A Mulpic ® intensive cooling system is installed on the conveying side to

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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2011