UK-based plantmaker Primetals Technologies has announced that it will supply a multipurpose annealing simulator for Chinese steel producer Shandong Iron and Steel Group Rizhao Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of China-based Shandong Iron & Steel Group. The system will be installed in the research center of the company’s new iron and steel works under construction in the south of Rizhao. Commissioning is scheduled for September this year.
According to Primetals Technologies, the system will be used for product development and process optimization in heat treatment plants. Its use shortens the run-up phase of heat treatment plants and simplifies their optimization.