Knowledge base: Steel industry

From the electric arc furnace to the marking of the finished pipe: these entries explain equipment and parts from steel plant and rolling mill.

Entries: Steel industry

Electric arc furnace

An electric arc furnace melts steel scrap with electric current.

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Continuous casting mould

The mould is the water-cooled copper form of a continuous caster.

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Strand guide roller

Strand guide rollers support and guide the still glowing strand after the mould.

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Rolling mill stand

A rolling mill stand is the machine in which steel is formed between two rotating rolls.

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Rolls and grooved rolls

Rolls are the tools of the rolling mill: between two rotating rolls the steel becomes thinner and longer.

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Drive spindle in the rolling mill

A drive spindle transmits the torque from the gearbox to the roll.

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Cooling bed

On the cooling bed rolled bars and sections cool in air.

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Straightening machine and straightening rolls

A straightening machine makes rolled bars, sections, tubes or plates straight.

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Stamping and marking machine

A stamping machine presses characters permanently into the surface of a steel product.

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Pipe coating and marking line

A pipe coating and marking line gives finished steel pipes a protective coat and their marking.

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