Sanbao Steel in Fujian province has awarded a contract to CISDI for a four-strand flat blank caster.

The qualified strands will be produced at a rate of 1.50 million tonnes a year and in a section size range of 150mm/160mm/180mm x 165mm-900mm. The steel grade to be cast will be carbon structural steel.

CISDI is contracted to package supply and installation. The task to create an advanced, reliable and cost-effective caster will involve the application of vertical-curved roller aprons for the caster, equipped with the butterfly-type turret, segments with closely-arranged rollers, the creation of a dynamic secondary cooling water distribution system, and process model.

Construction will take 8-9 months.