Today, CSP® (Compact Strip Production) is the world's leading thin slab technology. Pioneered by SMS group in 1989, it has transformed the world of flat steel production. That's because CSP® has so much to offer - above all: high cost efficiency, a broad product spectrum, and excellent strip quality.
Concept
CSP®
Steel grades:
Full variety of carbon grades such as structural steel, silicon steel, pipe grades, multiphase steel, AHSS grades
Strip width:
850 - 2,050 mm
Strip thickness:
1.0 - 25.4 mm
Capacity:
1- strand up to 1.6 million tpy
2-strand up to 3.2 million tpy
Compact in design, CSP® produces high-quality hot strip in a single manufacturing line that combines casting, heating, and rolling. Our proven CSP® caster with its patented funnel-shaped mold casts thin slabs in thicknesses ranging from 50 to 90 mm. Next, the slabs go into the CSP® furnace for temperature equalization. Straight after that, the CSP® mill rolls them to final strip thickness.
If you want to grow with the market, CSP® is the perfect solution for you. Starting with a single-strand CSP® plant, you can cost-effectively produce around 1.5 million tons hot strip per year. Later, simply add a second casting strand to double your capacity to more than 3 million tons per year.
CSP® Nexus
Steel grades:
Full variety of carbon grades including ultra-thin low-carbon grades, structural steel, silicon steel, heavy-gauge pipe grades, multiphase steel, AHSS grades, peritectic grades
Strip width:
850 - 2,130 mm
Strip thickness:
0.8 - 25.4 mm
Capacity:
1- strand up to 2.7 million tpy
2-strand up to 4.0 million tpy
The CSP® Nexus concept is the new benchmark in thin slab casting and rolling with respect to productivity, flexibility and product spectrum. It takes full advantage of high throughput casting and the latest developments in hot rolling, and it utilizes batch and endless operation where this is beneficial.
CSP® Nexus is a modular concept with maximum flexibility for a tailor-made solution and can be expanded with for example a second casting strand, lateral slab feeding, induction heating or a high-speed shear for endless operation.
It can be designed to run fully electrical and is ready to produce emission-free, green steel.
As a result, CSP® Nexus increases and enhances the product mix compared to other combined casting and rolling plants in terms of steel grades and strip dimensions. The first CSP® Nexus is currently under construction at Steel Dynamics Inc. and will start production in 2021.
Your benefits
Technology
CSP® caster
CSP® furnace
CSP® mill
X-Roll® Oil Bearing
Hydrodynamic roll-neck bearings from SMS group are highly advanced and elementary components of modern rolling mill technology. That's because they support the load-bearing backup rolls. Even under extremely tough operating conditions, they ensure long roll service life and minimal maintenance outlay. This is how roll-neck bearings contribute substantially to meeting the high requirements for optimal final strip geometry.
Selected References
Electrical and Automation systems
Electrical and Automation Systems
Operation and Visualization
The key role of the human elementOur ergonomically designed control stations support the activities of your operating personnel. Included here is our new HMI system which guides them intelligently through the process.
Electrical and Automation Systems
Plug & Work
Time is moneyMany customers around the world have already benefited from Plug & Work for more than 100 new plant and modernization projects.
Electrical and Automation Systems
Service
Always at your side. Quick and reliable, worldwide service and training for electrical and automation systems.
Service
Service
Consulting & Training
Building on experienceHowever, not only a service partner for your plants and machines, SMS group is also there for your staff. Furthermore, You can enroll on standardized and individual training programs designed for you by our SMS TECademy. That ensures you strengthen your competence as a plant owner.
Service
Maintenance & Repairs
Whether you require one-off equipment checks, continuous condition monitoring, remote service, or regular plant inspections: our service experts will take care of it all. You can even outsource your complete maintenance operations to us. This ensures excellent plant availability plus best production results.
Service
Spare parts & Logistics
When the spare parts you need are no longer available or the new generation is not 100% compatible, you risk plant standstills. That's why SMS group constantly monitors the availability of all parts and, where necessary, offers modern alternatives - even for parts from third-party suppliers. This ensures competitiveness and full productivity over the entire life cycle of your plant.
Service
Upgrades & Modernization
Keep your plant state-of-the-artEven plants "built to last" need to be critically examined from time to time, because markets and production processes are continuously evolving. Together with you, our service experts will find the best revamp options for your requirements. Once again bang up to date, your plants will then be ready to bolster your strong position on the market.
Service
X-Roll® Oil Bearing
For more reliability, safety and efficiencySMS group has banked 60 years of experience supplying all generations of oil film bearings to rolling mills in the steel and non-ferrous industry worldwide. Today, you can identify our modern and cost-effective roll neck bearings by the SMS group trademark. TEST TEST
Downloads
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Furnace technology
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Oil film bearings
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Segment roll coating
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Maintenance service
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Modernization of rolling mills - Electrical and automation systems
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Future-proof complete solutions from one source - Electrics and Automation
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X-Pact® Cast Optimizer
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X-Pact® Tech Assist - One central system for managing techno-metallurgical parameters
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A new steel plant complex for SDI
Contact
Christoph Klein
SMS group GmbH
Technical Sales Hot Rolling Mills / CSP
Wiesenstraße 30
57271 Hilchenbach-Dahlbruch
Germany
Phone
: +49 2733 29 2804
Klaus Pronold
SMS group GmbH
Vice President Electrics/Automation Flat Rolling Mills
Wiesenstraße 30
57271 Hilchenbach-Dahlbruch
Germany
Phone
: +49 2733 29 1089
Stephan Schallenberg
SMS group GmbH
Service Caster
Ohlerkirchweg 66
41069 Mönchengladbach
Germany
Phone
: +49 2161 350 3516