September 08, 2008

MMK upgrading automation systems at HSM

It is reported that the hot rolling mill 2000 automatic control system is being restored at Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works. The spokesperson for the enterprise said that upgrading the automatic control system is part of the complex modernization process of the hot rolling mill.

The system is two fold. The basic equipment responsible for immediate control of various mechanisms was made by Siemens, while the second level numerical schemes were designed by AGIKA. The first level equipment has been almost fully replaced by now and the schemes will have been upgraded by May 2008 and all this without any production stoppage.

Hot rolling mill 2000, launched in 1994 is MMK’s most productive facility. Last year, its output amounted to more than 5.5 million tonnes of hot rolled sheets. The company’s management decided to raise its capacity to 6 million tonnes, which required putting up the fourth heating furnace improving on the mechanical equipment, and upgrading the automatic control system.