ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe modernizes Bochum site
ThyssenKrupp
Steel Europe has comprehensively modernized the facilities at its Bochum site
with numerous measures to increase equipment efficiency and further improve the
quality of its steel products. Some of the investment went into optimizing the
rolling process. The improvements will enable the company to meet customers'
exacting requirements for flat products. The cooling section has been upgraded
to a laminar-flow system. The aim is to expand production capacities for
high-strength and ultrahigh-strength steels. In the cold rolling mill the
continuous pickling line has been upgraded to improve product surface
quality.
The latest investments are part of an extensive modernization
program begun in 2007. Since then, among other things a new walking-beam furnace
and new edger have been installed and the roll cooling system in the finishing
mill as well as the zinc kettle and laser welding machine in the hot-dip
galvanizing line have been replaced. In addition, work is being carried out
constantly to improve the stock management system and automate the hot-dip
coating line. In total, more than 140 million euros has been invested to
strengthen ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe's Bochum mill with its approximately 2,100
employees.
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