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December 03, 2008


Salzgitter Flachstahl commissions new hot strip CTL

Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has presented its new hot strip cut to length line to its customers and partners on April 21st 2008. After the welcoming words by Mr Ulrich Grethe Technical Director, the new facilities were officially commissioned.

The new line will be able to cut sheets from 2mm to 9 mm thick, up to an elastic limit of 1,100 MPa, as well as sheets of 2mm to a maximum of 16 mm thickness, with an elastic limit of 850 MPa. The line configuration allows a maximum width of 2,000 mm and a manufacturing length between 1,000 mm and 16,000 mm.

On the new line Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH is producing metal sheets in high and ultra high strength qualities with excellent flatness and dimensional tolerances. One particular feature of the new hot strip cut to length line in Salzgitter is the high driving power of the straightening element, which is executed in a grid design. It is also possible to increase the stiffness of the straightening aggregate by pre-tensing the framework, consequently compensating for the back spring of the straightening roller sets.

The release said that “The all new line, representing total investments of some EUR 20 million is a further key component in the Salzgitter Stahl 2012 growth strategy, which continues the offensive in high quality steel products. The Salzgitter Group is positioning itself as a successful niche player with competitive advantages resulting from close customer relationships, product quality, flexibility and productivity. One of the fundamental goals of this strategy is a focus on high strength and ultra high strength hot rolled strip. In addition to this product portfolio expansion, the company is also striving to shift quantities to these higher grade product market segments.”

It added that “This will accommodate the market's growing requirements and increasing demands. Detailed market analyses have shown a demand for more than 1.2 million tons of the highest quality laser sheets for the European wide strip market.”