BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
ORGANIZER;CN=ESTAD 2023:mailto:info@metec-estad.com
LOCATION:Room 18b
SUMMARY:Smart solutions for billet and bloom casters for the production of high quality steel
DESCRIPTION:The steel industry is constantly under pressure to keep prices competitive and a sustainable high-performance rate. Being competitive could be a tough challenge considering that continuous casting is a well-known process in the steel industry. However, especially for high-quality steel grade producers, it is fundamental to enhance the performance of the different technologies part of the continuous caster to keep the quality standard high and the complete control of the process.
The technical paper will focus on the following smart products: 
•	Spray Conditioning Scanner.
The Spray Conditioning Scanner allows mapping the performance of every single nozzle of the secondary cooling through a membrane pressure transducer system.
•	3D printed nozzle. Nowadays, the new technologies available on the market allow us to explore different manufacturing solutions.
•	The Automatic Movable Stirrer and the solidification and dynamic cooling model (COOL). Different steel grades require the stirrer in a different position for optimal performance. The combination of the COOL software with the movable stirrer can automatically adjust the stirrer position based on different steel grades.
•	Deburrer of critical steel grade in conjunction with optical product recognition. The optical recognition system is able to detect the billet and bloom shape. The best result from this technology can be achieved only if the billet or bloom shape is seamless as possible. For this reason, an excellent deburrer performance is essential. 
•	Tundish induction heating. Exceptional steel grades are expensive. The induction heating applied to the tundish can increase the continuous casting plant yield and competitiveness.
The above-mentioned smart products will allow for meeting the customer's needs and expectations.
More detailed information and test results are part of this publication. 

CLASS:PUBLIC
DTSTART:20230615T142000
DTEND:20230615T144000
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR