Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works has modernized the capacities of its converter No. 3. In particular, the company has implemented an automated system of lining thickness measurement. The converter has received a robot-manipulator with laser scanner. The equipment was supplied by Vesuvius, Process Metrix and PiroMet. Investments in the project exceeded 50 million rubles. (Ukrainian…
In 2 years Severstal will spend more than 1 billion rubles to modernize the Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works automobile fleet. According to Severstal Russian Steel CEO Yevgeniy Vinogradov, in 2019, 64 units of automobiles were purchased. This year it is planned to buy 27 units. Special machines will provide for the operation of new…
In 2019 Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works considerably decreased the volume of energy resources purchases. Thus, the company was able to save 36.6 million kW-h of electricity, 350 thousand tons of fuel and 16 million cubic meters of oxygen. The decrease is due to reconstruction of some of CherMK capacities. Last year electricity consumption totaled…
Severstal has begun an active phase of the Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works 4-stand mill technical modernization. The current capacity of the mill does not allow it producing rolled metal wider than 1850 mm. The modernized mill will be able to produce rolled metal with the width of up to 2000 mm. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019 Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works has commissioned 5 electric overhead traveling cranes of its own make. Investments in the crane program this year have exceeded 1 billion rubles. A pit crane has been commissioned in the foundry billet shop. Its lifting capacity is 115 tons. It is used to transport hot slabs to…
In November Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works produced the maximum monthly amount of metal at the continuous hot-dip galvanizing machine No. 4 – 31,027 tons. These products are in high demand in construction, machine-building and lightweight metal structures manufacture. The galvanized rolled metal with trivalent chrome coating had a high share in orders. In November…
Severstal Russian Steel has approved of a construction task and technical documentation needed to start producing machinery for the ball-rolling mill No. 3 at Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works. The total cost of the project is 1 billion rubles. CherMK operates two ball-rolling mills producing balls with the diameter of 20 to 40 and 30…
Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works is constructing a 110 kW high-voltage line at its manufacturing site. The cost of the project exceeds 1.5 billion rubles. The goal of the project is to provide the company with its own electricity. The project is expected to be completed in December 2020. (Ukrainian metal)