Modernization of Continuous Casters for Casting Rounds at the Volga Pipe Plant

The modern electric steelmaking equipment and technology in use at the Volga Pipe Plant allows that facility to make tubular semifinished products composed of a wide range of steels. Due to an increase in the volume of production and the number of orders being received for 156-mm-diam. semifinished products, the plant found it necessary to increase the productivity of the continuous caster in the casting of small-diameter products. The plant worked with VNIIMETMASh to modernize its existing continuous section caster. The technical and organizational changes that were made in order to cast 156-mm-diam. semifinished products have elevated the performance of caster No. 2 to world-class level. The modernization effort was completed well in advance of the scheduled date.