Germany-based plantmaker SMS Group has announced that it has received an order from NLMK DanSteel, the Denmark-based subsidiary of Russian steelmaker NLMK Group, for the large-scale expansion and modernization of its heavy-plate mill in Frederiksvaerk in order to expand its product range further in terms of both grades and sizes.
According to SMS, its scope of supply for the heavy-plate mill includes a new plate cooling system and related water treatment equipment, the installation of a new thick-plate cooling bed, an updated leveling model for the hot-plate leveler, and a revamp of the existing cold-plate leveler. SMS will also supply all the electrical and automation systems for the equipment, and integrate new functions into the existing automation system.
The revamp of the plant will take place in several stages, beginning September this year with the modernization of the cold-plate leveler.