Furnace Technology

104 Pages·2017·6.16 MB·English

Furnace Technology
Product Portfolio, Technology & References
economical and environ-
menT-Friendly Furnace
Technology From The
sysTem supplier
SMS group is able to deliver nearly all thermal same time more difficult. With SMS as a technolo-
processing equipment which is required to pro- gy partner the complete know-how for heating and
duce modern steel and aluminum products. SMS cooling throughout the complete process chain can
designs, erects and commissions furnaces for the be supplied from one source and high material qua-
different production steps of carbon steel, electrical lity can be ensured.
silicon-steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. This
In this brochure you‘ll find comprehensive informa-
includes furnaces for heat treatment of strip and
tion about our products, technologies, services and
hot-formed materials like heavy plates, tubes and
references of furnace technology.
bars as well as reheating furnaces. Common to all
furnaces is high cost-effectiveness that results from
constant improvement, quality consciousness, and
a focus on saving resources. Drawing on the com-
bined strength of SMS group, the furnaces can be
supplied from one single source.
Key FacTor Furnace
Technology
Furnace technology is considered to be the core
process for the production of modern materials,
since it determines the material properties and the
quality of the final product. Controlled heating or
cooling is the only way for the manufactures to pro-
duce high-quality, marketable finals goods. Often,
cooling is more important than heating but at the
conTenTs
General
Introduction 2
Highlights 4
Processes 6
Product Portfolio 8
System Supplier 10
SMS-FLAME® 12
Effective Lining Solutions 14
SMS-PrometheusTM 16
DFC-Model (Dynamic Furnace Control) 18
Service 20
Workshop 22
Heat Treatment of Strip 24
Carbon Steel Annealing & Galvanizing 26
I-Furnace 30
Batch Annealing 36
Continuous Tinplate Annealing 38
Electrical Silicon Steel Strip Processing 40
Stainless Steel Strip Annealing 46
Color Coating 52
Aluminum Heat Treatment 56
Furnaces for Slabs, Bars and Tubes 58
Roller Hearth Furnaces 60
CSP®-Roller Hearth Tunnel Furnaces 62
Chamber Furnaces 64
Walking Beam Furnaces 66
Walking Hearth Furnaces 70
Pusher Furnaces 72
Fields of Application
Long Products 73
Flat Products 74
Pipes and Tubes 76
Forged Products 80
Heat Treatment of Hot-Formed Material 82
Heavy Plates 84
Roller and Platen Quench 86
MultiFlex-Quench® 88
Tubes and Pipes 92
SMS-Quench® 96
Bright Tubes 100
Bars 102
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numerous
reFerences
Since 2000, SMS group has attracted orders for more than
150 furnaces for carbon steel silicon steel, stainless steel
and aluminum to produce high quality strips, plates, bars or
tubes including all important types of furnaces and cooling
technologies.
sTeel and nF-meTal producers
using Furnaces From sms (examples)
Acroni Outokumpu
Amag Rolling Panzhihua Iron & Steel
AM/NS Calvert POSCO
Angang Steel Company PRO-TEC Coating Company
Aperam Salzgitter Flachstahl
ArcelorMittal Severstal
ASAŞ Alüminyum Shagang Group
Baosteel Shandong Nanshan
Baoxin Shougang Jingtang
Bengang Shougang Corporation
Big River Steel SSAB
China Steel Corporation Steel Dynamics Incorporated
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Stefana
Handan Iron & Steel Taigang
Henan Zhongfu TKAS Terni
Hyundai Steel ThyssenKrupp Steel
Ilva Tianjin Tiantie
Jisco Tianjin Zhongwang
Ma‘aden-Alcoa Joint Venture Timken
Maanshan Iron & Steel TMK Artrom
MMK Toscelik
NAS North American Stainl. US Steel
NLMK Voestalpine
Nucor Steel Wuhan Iron & Steel
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marKeT leadership
The majority of market leading steel and NF-metal producers rely on SMS group's technology.
high producT qualiTy
Significant to all furnaces is the high quality of the final product. Thus, the furnaces are
especially designed to ensure flawless surfaces and homogenous material characteristics.
Flexible producTion
Flexible production conditions allow a quick reaction to changing market demands with
the greatest economic efficiency. SMS group has developed several furnace solutions for
highest flexibility.
sysTem supply
SMS group is capable to deliver almost all furnaces completely from one single source.
This means, you get everything you need out of one hand and without any interface
problems.
producTion Know-how
SMS group offers process support for all materials and qualities. This covers both metal-
lurgical and design actvities as well as support during commissioning, operation, quality
control and certification.
ecoplanTs
All furnaces are designed to keep resource consumptions as low as possible. All technol-
ogies and processes are continuously evaluated in order to improve their eco-friendliness.
projecT managemenT
A professional project management aligned with latest knowledge and international
standards ensures in combination with modern design methods, a consistent and
reliable fulfillment.
manuFacTuring
The set-up includes several modern and well equipped manufacturing locations worldwide
to ensure a high level of quality control and proximity to the customers.
modernizaTions
SMS possesses rich experience and offers comprehensive services for refittings and
upgrades. Starting from the exchange of a single parts up to major modernizations of
complete furnaces with several measures.
indusTry 4.0
The furnaces use production and process models which are deeply
integrated in the automation system and linked with other systems.
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Furnace Technology
based on Thermal processes
Furnace technology is driven by thermal processes cesses of the steel and NE-metal production route.
to change material characteristics and enhance the Depending on the different materials requirements
material quality – and therewith the value of the and material developments, SMS offers special solu-
material – step by step. SMS group has extensive tions to fulfill highest demands.
know-how and understanding of all thermal pro-
energy source
Combustion gas Electrical energy
Furnace aTmosphere
Open atmosphere with exhaust gas Closed atmosphere with shielding gas
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heaTing processes
Convection Radiation Induction
cooling agenTs
Gas Water Mist
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producT porTFolio-Furnace
Technology: overview
heaT TreaTmenT oF sTrip
carbon sTeel
annealing
and galvanizing
See pages 26-35
sTainless sTeel
sTrip annealing
See pages 46-51
Furnaces For slabs, bars & Tubes
roller hearTh
Furnace
See pages 60-61
walKing beam
Furnace
See pages 66-69
heaT TreaTmenT For
hoT-Formed maTerial
heavvy plaTes
See pages 84-93
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elecTrical silicon
baTch annealing TinplaTe annealing sTeel sTrip
processing
See pages 36-37 See pages 38-39 See pages 40-45
aluminum heaT
color coaTing
TreaTmenT
See pages 52-55 See pages 56-57
csp®-roller hearTh
chamber Furnace
Tunnel Furnace
See pages 62-63 See pages 64-65
walKing hearTh
pusher Furnace
Furnace
See pages 70-71 See pages 72-73
Besides those main furnace types and
heat treatment processes, SMS group
Tubes bars offers various other concepts or vari-
ations of processes depending on the
individual customer requirements.
See pages 94-101 See pages 102-103
Modernizations – from small improve-
ments to vast revamps – are also a
part from SMS group's product port-
folio
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sysTem supplier
SMS group is the only company worldwide capable
of delivering nearly all furnaces and heat treatment
systems for steel and NF-metal production route as a
full system supplier. That’s because all products and
services are available within the SMS group.
auxiliaries heaTing sysTem cooling sysTem
H andling equipment R adiant tube furnaces G as cooling
R oller tables Direct fired furnaces W ater spray cooling
C harging/discharging machines Floatation furnaces R oller/platen quenches
G uiding systems Catenary furnaces M ist cooling
W ater treatment plants Reheating furnaces L aminar cooling
H ydraulic systems Inductive heating A ir cooling
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