PASSION FOR PROCESS

Long product steelmaking

STEEL PRODUCTS
Building the world

Technology is rapidly moving forwards, enabling us
to reach the other side of the world within a few
hours, build skyscrapers that dominate the skyline,
construct bridges between countries and produce
energy using wheels as large as football fields.
These are just a few examples of how far technology
has come but in a world where technology is
progressing so quickly, consumer demands are also
increasing in line with the rate of technological
advancement.
Steel is integral to this progress. Without steel, the
wheels of todays industry would grind to a halt:
trains would no longer run, ships would no longer
set sail and planes would no longer be able to take
to the skies.
Steel builds our world and keeps it moving.

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Steelmaking is essential to todays society. logical innovations. SMS Concast helps to build the
SMS Concast machines and plants produce a broad world and keep it moving, by providing products for
range of steel grades. They allow customers to energy production, construction and transport.
develop a variety of products to speed up techno-

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SMS CONCAST
A technology powerhouse

Expertise and experience, reliability and flexibility

these are the hallmarks of SMS Concast. This
leading supplier of electric steelmaking and casting
technology helps customers worldwide achieve a
competitive edge in their markets.

SMS Concast offers high-performance plant and

machinery for steelmaking, secondary metallurgy
and continuous casting.

To perform well in areas such as consulting, engi-

neering, commissioning and service, our employees
offer a combination of both outstanding expertise
and flexibility. Thats why SMS Concast solutions
deliver such excellent benefits for their customers.

SETTING BENCHMARKS
WITH EXPERIENCE
Since 1954, SMS Concast has supplied more
continuous casting installations than anyone else in
the industry. Over the years, it has designed a great
range of innovative products that improve the
steelmaking process.

INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
SMS Concast belongs to the SMS group and is part of
the SMS Meer business area. Together, SMS Concast
and SMS Meer are able to better serve the growing
demand for state-of-the-art minimills. The two
companies turned the idea of an integrated plant
with an electric arc furnace (EAF) and rolling mill into
reality.

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MEMBER OF THE SMS GROUP
Strong, successful, together

The SMS group is among the leading plant and machinery construction companies for steel, aluminum and
non-ferrous metal processing. It comprises two business areas: SMS Siemag and SMS Meer.

SMS SIEMAG SMS MEER

SMS Siemag has more than 100 years experience
in reduction processes. Additionally, it is a leader in
steelmaking and secondary metallurgy technology.
SMS Siemags extensive portfolio also includes
continuous casting, CSP technology, hot and cold
rolling mills, strip processing plants, and alumi-
num plants. The high-quality steel products of
SMS Siemag start with thin, medium and thick
slabs. Its products are used in the steel, alumi-
num and non-ferrous metal industry worldwide.
SMS Meer is a leading supplier of plant and
machinery for steelmaking, tubes, long products,
forging and heating technology. Its solutions
provide customers with tangible benefits in
challenging markets: steel for tire cord, tubes for
pipelines, heavy structural profiles, wheels for
high-speed trains, and aluminum for use in
skyscrapers and offshore wind turbines.
Within the SMS Meer business area, SMS Concast
is the specialist in long product steelmaking.

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 SMS CONCAST HISTORY
Always innovative

Concast AG is founded The merger between Schloemann and Siemag forms

by Irving Rossi SMS Schloemann-Siemag, and SMS Schloemann-
Siemag becomes main shareholder of Concast AG

Schloemann becomes a Concast begins specializing in the

Concast shareholder design and engineering of continuous
casters for long products

COMPANY HISTORY

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990

INNOVATIVE POWER

Collaboration with Mannesmann on

the development of a continuous
casting process

Conseal: time-efficient preparation

of strands before casting

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 SMS Holding becomes a 100 percent SMS Concast becomes part of
shareholder of Concast the SMS Meer business area
Concast launches its Electric Arc
Furnace (EAF) business (taken over
from ABB)

Concast is renamed
SMS Concast

2000 2010 2020

Conmould: mold production Invex: Concor: strand-guiding roller

Convex: technology
and refurbishment faster casting and for optimized internal cooling
for more
direct feeding of
rapid casting
Trueflow: billets to rolling Concharge:
special plating process mills charging concept

Conmax: Conmark: Conmould: the competence center for Condoor: revolutionary

nozzles marking machine mould production and refurbishment slag-door concept for EAFs

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 PORTFOLIO
From steelmaking to casting an end-to-end offering

RAW MATERIALS STEELMAKING SECONDARY

Our solutions are suitable for all individual Integrated process automation and a robust Secondary metallur
iron-input materials and combinations: design ensure maximum productivity with correct steel compos
minimum production costs. Additionally, state- effectively as possible
of-the-art technologies minimize emissions:

n Storage, handling and charging system n Alternating current (AC) and direct current n Ladle furnace (LF)
for scrap/direct reduced iron (DRI)/ (DC) electric arc furnace (EAF) with single n Vacuum degasser (VD
hot briquetted iron (HBI) or multi-bucket charge
n Vacuum oxygen decarb
n Hot metal handling and charging system n Chemical-energy technology
n  rimming/chemical heat
T
n  crap-preheating system
S
nMechanical or steam inje
n Fume treatment and dust-collecting plant pumps
n Material handling and additions system

AUTOMATION AND

SERVICE AND

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 METALLURGY CONTINUOUS CASTING SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS

rgy systems achieve the Our continuous casting machines (CCM) pro- SMS Concast plant and machinery produce a
sition as quickly and cost duce billets, blooms, rounds and beam blanks, wide range of steel semi-finished products:
e. ranging from construction steel grades to
high-quality products for high-end applications.

n  emi-continuous super-jumbo caster

S n Stainless, bearing and spring steel
D) n Continuous combi caster (bar and wire)

burization n  ontinuous beam-blank caster

C n Special bar quality (SBQ) steels for tire
cord, free cutting, forging etc.
ting station n Continuous bloom caster (1000 mm )
Steel for rails, seamless tubes and
n
ection vacuum n Continuous billet caster
welded tubes
n  einforcing steel bar
R

PROCESS CONTROL

CONSULTING

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MINIMILL EXPERTS
Integrated solutions for greater customer value

benchmarks within the industry. Nowadays, the key

benefits of SMS minimills include lower energy
consumption, reduced costs and fewer emissions.

SMS Concast offers the full range of state-of-the-

art minimill technology: from logistics solutions for
handling raw materials (scrap, DRI, HBI or hot
metal) to continuous casting machines using the
latest equipment, such as the INVEX mold system.

CMT stands for Continuous Mill Technology, and

allows cast billets or blooms to be charged directly
into the rolling mill, at a high temperature. This
does away with the need for conventional reheating
furnaces, making CMT crucial to more energy-
efficient long product minimills. SMS Concast and
SMS Meer developed CMT together.

SMS Concast melt-shop technologies, combined

Minimills are part of the SMS groups DNA. About
40 years ago, SMS turned the idea of a minimill
into reality, and the first plants with an EAF and
associated rolling mill were built. Since then,
SMS minimill technology has continued to set new
with SMS Meer rolling mills, set the benchmarks
for long product minimills with capacities from
350,000 to more than 2,000,000 tons per year.
Highly efficient, flexible plants around the world are
testament to our expertise in minimills. We give
customers a competitive edge through:

PLANT LAYOUT (EXAMPLE) ADVANTAGES

1 Electric arc furnace Customized solutions

2 Ladle furnaces

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Increased
Vacuum degasser
profitability
4 Continuous casting machine
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5 Fume dedusting plant
Maximum
safety
Care-free
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2 processes
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Superior
production results
transport on rail
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10 transport by over head crane Ecologically sustainable
TUNG HO STEEL CONTINUOUS MILL TECHNOLOGYTM

Tung Ho Steels plant in Taiwan has implemented the basic minimill concept in an exemplary way, with short
processing times and a direct link between the rolling mill and the steel plant. The hot billets running out of the
continuous caster (with a capacity of 40 to 45 tons/hour per strand) are immediately brought to a single, uniform
temperature in the inductive heating plant. Then the billets run directly into the rebar rolling mill. This means a
gas or oil fired reheating furnace upstream of the rolling mill is no longer needed.

The minimill at Tung Ho is a best-practice example of groundbreaking power efficiency.

Ecoplants criteria

Ecological benefit:
Emissions savings:
72,000 t CO2 p.a.
410 t So2 p.a.
225 t NOx p.a.

Economic benefit
Cost reduction: 11 /t
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REFERENCES AND PRODUCTS
Companies all over the world rely on SMS Concast

SHAGANG GROUP Watch the video

Since the early 90s, SMS Concast has been a key supplier
of continuous casting technology to the Shagang Group in
Jiangsu province, China. The group has ordered as many as
71 casting strands for long products in various machines, all
designed by SMS Concast.

JINDAL SOUTH WEST (JSW) Watch the video

Thanks to the tremendous progress in high-speed casting,
especially using SMS Concasts CONVEX Technology, JSW
has achieved production rates of more than 200,000 tons per
year and strand. The modern casting plant at Jindal incorpo-
rates all the equipment and technology required for high-quality
products: CONVEX Technology molds, electromagnetic mold
stirrers, hydraulic oscillators and Conseal IV systems.

IDAS Watch the video

SMS Concast supplied 100 percent of the plant and
machinery at the IDAS steel plant (Scrap-preheating, EAF,
LF CCM). SMS Concast was able to meet the vast majority
of IDAS requirements, including maximized rate of
energy input, reduced downtime, and controlled metallurgi-
cal operation through a cutting-edge automated system.

NUCOR STEEL Watch the video

Nucor Steel is one of the leading steel producers in the
United States. SMS Concast is proud to be its chosen
supplier for all plant and machinery for EAFs, LF and the
CCM.

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 TUNG HO STEEL Watch the video
As an up-and-coming industrial nation, Taiwan is faced with
huge challenges. Oil and gas must be imported, resulting in
high energy costs. Tung Ho Steel near Taipei therefore
commissioned a high-performance plant with low energy
consumption and minimum emissions. The solution: CMT
technology from SMS Concast.

CONCOR Watch the video

The new cooled Concor strand-guiding roller developed
by SMS Concast combines several benefits: space-effi-
cient installation, intensive internal cooling of all critical
components and lifetime lubrication. The roller comprises
two innovative bearing shells and has an exceptionally
long service life.

Find out more by watching our videos at http://videos.sms-concast.ch

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ECOPLANTS
Act economically grow sustainably

Reconciling sustainability with economic growth is a challenge facing practically

all markets worldwide. Particularly in the metal industry with its comparatively
high energy savings potential, this topic is playing an ever more important role.
SMS Meer has recognised this and offers machines and plants which give equal
ecoplants consideration to both aspects. Ecoplants is the new hallmark from SMS Meer for
sustainable solutions.

ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL VERIFIABLE SUSTAINABLE

ADVANTAGES RECONCILED
Ecoplants reduce raw material input, emissions
and energy consumption and improve the recycling
quota. These factors are examined and measured
on every reference plant. If these are satisfied,
SMS Meer rates the corresponding product and the
respective reference plant as an ecoplants solution
provided a further crucial condition is also met:
Every ecoplants solution has to offer the plant
owner real tangible economic advantages.
SOLUTIONS
The economic and ecological advantages of the
ecoplants solutions can be clearly proven through
the direct comparison with the previous technology.
The CO2 savings per year are thereby just as important
today for many companies as the cost reduction per
tonne.

We were able to up production, cut costs

thanks to energy-efficient processes and
do something for the environment at the
same time. So we not only save on emis-
sions, but also hard cash.

Tim Hsu, Tung Ho Steel

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Find out more on
our website:
www.sms-concast.ch/en/
portfolio/ecoplants.html

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SERVICE
One step ahead of the competition
SMS Concasts business partners have long been
satisfied with their plant and machinery. Not least
because SMS Concasts employees take care of
plant operators needs across the entire lifetime of
a plant, even after commissioning. SMS Concast
is always on hand to provide the required service
from short-term emergency operations to
regular maintenance work. And if customers wish
to train their staff or need support with production,
our specialists are ready to help. SMS Concast
experts analyze processes and show ways in which
they can be optimized.
There is always a demand for new ways to make
production more reliable and profitable. That is
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where the SMS Concast Service comes in, with
concepts for process optimization or maintenance.
And when market requirements change, our plant
and machinery change with them: SMS Concast
modernizes veteran plants and adapts them to
current requirements. Thanks to increased produc-
tivity and product quality, the customer always
remains one step ahead of the competition.
ORGANIZING SPARE
PARTS PROPERLY
Spare parts must always be available to keep
production downtime to a minimum. At the same
time, investment and storage costs must be kept
low. Thats why SMS Concast supplies wear and
spare parts quickly and reliably for all stages of
production, supporting customers with spare parts
management. SMS Concasts employees know
exactly which parts must be stocked for which
machine. SMS Concast can even handle stock-
taking.
REGULAR MAINTENANCE
SAFEGUARDS EFFICIENCY
SMS Concast conducts equipment checks and
performs maintenance and monitoring, either
on-site at the customers plant or online via a
remote service. SMS Concast can also assume
responsibility for all maintenance services, as part
of an all-inclusive, user-friendly package, upon
request.
ACHIEVING MORE THROUGH
MODERNIZATION
Plants designed for eternity also need to be
re-equipped from time to time, as markets and
production processes are continuously changing.
Working together with its customers, SMS Concast
finds the right solution for every modernization
project. This allows business partners to maintain
a strong market position, even decades later.
FIELD SERVICE FOR EMERGENCIES
Even in emergencies, customers can rely on
SMS Concast Service: the technicians help with
troubleshooting and repair damages quickly and
easily, ensuring that the customers plant is up
and running again as quickly as possible.
TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR STAFF
How should plant and machinery be operated,
maintained and overhauled? To help its customers
find answers to these questions, SMS Concast
shares its expertise. Technical procedures, methods
and skills are typical areas in which SMS Concast
offers workforce training. The training ensures
employees are knowledgeable about every aspect,
so that they can significantly contribute to their
companys success.
CONSULTING PROVIDES CERTAINTY
Whether its advice on a maintenance concept,
consulting on processes or a feasibility study
SMS Concast helps its customers come to
decisions. SMS Concasts consultants look into
the customers problems and develop suitable
solutions. But that is only the beginning:
SMS Concast can also provide support with
implementing the solution.
RECYCLING MOLDS: THE
SMS CONCAST MOLD CENTER
SMS Concasts patented manufacturing process
enables it to recondition used mold tubes several
times over, cost-effectively and sustainably.
Casthouse operators simply collect the used
molds and send them to SMS Concast, where
specialists restore the hard-chromium plating of
the inner surface. With the exception of plate
molds, mold wall thickness remains the same
over the entire life of a product. A reconditioned
mold tube delivers exactly the same performance
as new tubes, and has the same service life.
Plant operators therefore benefit from a signifi-
cant reduction in costs for wear and spare parts.
The manufacturing concept even allows for
geometric changes, for example, for larger or
smaller cross sections. A further benefit is that
the external geometry of the tube remains
unchanged. This means plant operators can easily
switch formats or enlarge their product portfolio
with SMS Concast mold tubes.
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 CLOSE TO CUSTOMERS
Think local, act global

Barueri,
Brazil

Shanghai,
China

Redcar,
United Kingdom

Pune,
India

Tarcento,
Italy

18 SMS Meer sites SMS Concast sites

Barcelona, Spain Zurich, Switzerland Bangkok, Thailand

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