Global technology company ABB will provide electromagnetic brake systems (EMBR) for two compact strip production (CSP) casters at Tata Steel’s flagship plant in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, working under contract from engineering and construction organisation SMS Group. ABB’s scope of supply also includes DCS800DC drives, dry type transformers, water cooling systems, commissioning services and metallurgical performance evaluation. ABB is contracted through SMS which specialises in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry. The contract builds on ABB’s large installed base with premier steel producers globally.
ABB EMBR is installed on 40 per cent of thin slab casting strands worldwide and allows for higher quality and faster throughput. This technology enables steelmakers to achieve steel cleanliness similar to conventional vertical bending casters, improve casting speed and increase mold copper plate lifetime. By generating a static magnetic field, which decreases meniscus metal flow speed and turbulence, the ABB EMBR provides a whole range of metallurgical improvements including elimination of mold powder entrapments, a more even molten mold powder layer and a meniscus which is flatter, hotter and less turbulent.