Germany’s AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke produces world's thickest slabs

German company Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger Hüttenwerke has successfully recommissioned its continuous caster No. 5, following a revamp and an enlargement to 450 mm in thickness, carried out by German plantmaker SMS Siemag.
 
Accordingly, the vertical-type continuous caster produces the world's thickest slabs, in thicknesses of 230-450 mm and widths of 1,400-2,200 mm. The caster, originally featuring thicknesses of up to 400 mm, was supplied by SMS Siemag in 1998.