Siemens wins order for Mulpic intensive plate cooling system from CSC.

China Steel Corporation, a Taiwanese steel producer, has ordered a Mulpic (multi purpose interrupted cooling) system from Siemens Metals Technologies.

The intensive cooling line will be installed in the company's existing plate rolling mill in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and is scheduled to be commissioned in June 2015.

The Mulpic system facilitates direct quenching and will extend CSC's product portfolio to include highly wear resistant plates.

The company's plate rolling mill has an annual capacity of some 1.1 million tonnes and until now has been equipped with an ACC (Accelerated Cooling) system. The new Mulpic system from Siemens can achieve significantly higher cooling rates, which enables the plates to be quenched directly. This will widen CSC's product mix which, in future, will include highly wear resistant plates for offshore, shipbuilding and pressure vessel applications.

Siemens will also supply the electrical and automation equipment for the Mulpic system. The cooling models for the existing ACC system will also be provided and integrated into the process models of the Level 2 automation. Mulpic intensive cooling allows not only faster cooling during thermo mechanical rolling, but also direct quenching of the plates. Advanced actuators are an integral part of the machine. These ensure uniform properties along the plate length and across the plate width, and minimize the need for further processing.



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