PT Krakatau Steel, Indonesia
Turnkey hot strip millIndonesian company PT Krakatau Steel (PTKS) has contracted us to supply a turnkey hot strip mill. Included in the order is the entire process equipment from the slab to the coil yard, the electrical and automation systems, the auxiliary facilities, and construction of the infrastructure and bays. This is a joint project also involving Indonesian consortium member PT Krakatau Engineering.
The hot strip mill is scheduled for commissioning in early 2019 in Cilegon on the Indonesian island of Java. It will be one of the most modern facilities of this type worldwide. That means PTKS will be able to meet all demands of quality, productivity, and cost-effectiveness.
Core components
- Walking beam furnace
- 4-high reversing roughing stand with edger
- Heat retention hoods
- 6 finishing stands with hydraulic gap adjustment (HGC), CVC® plus with work roll shifting and integrated work roll bending
- Laminar strip cooling
- Hydraulic downcoiler
- Coil conveyor system
- X-Pact® electrics and automation
Main technical data
| Materials | Automotive grades, structural steel. pipe and tube grades |
| Strip width | 600 - 1,650 mm |
| Strip thickness | 1.4 - 16.0 mm (phase 1) |
| Capacity | 1.5 Million t/year (phase 1) |