Germany-based plantmaker SMS Group has announced that Indian steelmaker Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (Vizag Steel) has successfully commissioned its new continuous casting machine in Visakhapatnam, India, which was supplied by SMS Concast, a subsidiary of SMS Group.
According to SMS, the five-strand continuous casting machine has a rated capacity of one million mt per year, covering a wide range of steel grades from simple carbon grades to grades for ball bearing and seamless tube applications as well as railway wheels. The new continuous casting machine is enlarging the product range of Vizag Steel by introducing round bloom sections of 410 mm and 450 mm in diameter in addition to the 200 mm square sections. The smoothly commissioned casting machine encompasses all technological features required to produce steel grades for highest quality demands. With this new state-of-the-art equipment, Vizag Steels will be able to further strengthen its position in the special bar quality (SBQ) market.