Siemens to modernize pickling line tandem cold mill at voestalpine Stahl in Linz

voestalpine Stahl GmbH, a company of the listed voestalpine Group, has placed an order with Siemens to modernize the coupled tandem pickling line No. 1 at its Linz plant in Austria. The flat-tank pickling process will be renewed, new mechanical components will be installed in some plant sections and the electrical, automation and safety technology will be updated according to the state of the art. This is intended to further improve the pickling process and also to boost operating reliability. The order volume is in the two-digit euro millions range. The project will be completed in September 2014.