German plate producer Dillinger Hütte has announced that its new continuous casting machine CC 6 at its plant in Dillingen has set a new record, producing the world’s first slab with a thickness of 600 mm.
Dillinger said that one year after the launch of the line the high-quality input material for the Dillinger heavy plate rolling mill can now be manufactured in the world’s largest slab dimensions, up to 2,200 mm x 600 mm. This also allows the company to manufacture plate with extremely large dimensions.
“With the CC6 we can process higher volumes of thick plate in shorter times. The benefits for our customers, such as those in the offshore wind power industry or the boiler and pressure vessel sector, include less welding required for larger components, which also results in time savings when processing these types of orders,” said Dr. Bernd Münnich, chief technical officer at Dillinger.