Furnaces for strip processing lines

Carbon steel

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Products

Continuous annealing line (CAL)

Continuous galvanizing
line (CGL)

Continuous annealing line

(CAL)

Wide range of heating technologies: radi-

Based on patented technology for the

ant tube (RT), direct-fired furnace (DFF),

ANDRITZ Selas differential rapid jet cool-

induction heating, electrical heating for dif-

ing system (DRJC); for domestic applica-

ferent applications like architectural sheet-

tions, automotive AHSS, electrical steel,

ing, domestic appliances, exposed and

and tin plating.

non-exposed automotive parts.

Sheet CAL
Horizontal, vertical or L-shaped layouts
From CS to HSS/AHSS, GI, GA, GL

Combination CGL/CAL
Final annealing lines for electrical steel
From 50,000 to 1,200,000 tons/year

From 25,000 to 500,000 tons/year

CSN, USA

Combi-zone: heating and cooling

ThyssenKrupp Stahl, Germany

Technologies
Our know-how
More than 110 years of experience
Highly qualified engineering team
3D engineering simulation tools
Technology for highest strip surface quality
Predictive math models for optimized operation

Direct-fired furnace (DFF)

Heating to the annealing temperature in

Differential rapid jet

cooling (DRJC)
Strip cooling with:

only one vertical pass

Cleans the strip by reduction of oxides

Cooling rates up to 140 C/sec with HNx

and elimination of iron fines and oils, ma-

at 5% H2 for a strip thickness of 0.8 mm

king any cleaning section unnecessary

and a temperature drop from 720 C to

Very

fast

response

to

production

changes
Uniformity of heating across the strip
width; no buckling due to heating
Controlled pre-oxidation for AHSS
Ultra-low NOx emission

Radiant tube heating

(RTH)
Thin-wall radiant tubes for low thermal
inertia
Recuperative and regenerative low and
ultra-low NOx burners
Push-pull control systems

350 C
Automatic control of the temperature
profile and a maximum deviation of 3 C
Across the strip width no buckling due to
cooling (patented system)

Air cooling
Wide range of designs for perfect temperature uniformity
After-pot gas jet cooling, specially designed to avoid strip flutter
Water quenching and drying to reduce
strip temperature in the downstream process

Long-life radiant tubes

Anti-buckling systems

Carbon

steel strip processing line

Direct-fired furnace
(ANDRITZ Selas technology)

Furnaces for strip processing lines

Carbon steel
ANDRITZ METALS designs and builds complete lines for the production and further processing of cold-rolled carbon steel,
stainless steel, and non-ferrous metal strip. ANDRITZ METALS is one of the few suppliers worldwide capable of providing all
technologies and processes involved in the production of steel strip (mechanical, process, and electrical equipment, automation,
and life cycle services). We are a relaible partner for your challenges and success.

Your benefit
Advanced furnace technology for highest standards (AHSS, automotive exposed)
Proven and sophisticated design of different technological modules:

Heating and cooling technology

Extremely tight sealing devices

Maintenance machines for equipment removal

Fully automatic ingot charging machine

Snout design for highest quality demands

Special after-pot cooler design

Combination and integration of individual modules to build a complete furnace

Highest standards in process technology, reliability, and maintenance

Extract from our reference list

Customer

Type

Country

Year

Capacity l/h

Masteel Iron & Steel

CAL

China

2012

775,300

Tianjin Ansteel Tiantie Colled Rolled Sheet

CAL

China

2011

735,000

US Steel Group

CGL (revamp)

USA

2011

660,000

voestalpine Stahl

CGL 4 + 5

Austria

2007 + 2009

450,000 + 400,000

Tezcan Galvaniz

CGL

Turkey

2007

300,000

ThyssenKrupp Stahl

CGL

Germany

2001

530,000

Andritz Selas SAS

Asnires sur Seine, France
Phone: +33 (1) 4080 3400
welcome.selas@andritz.com

ANDRITZ Technology
Bangalore, India
Phone: +91 (80) 2544 4640

ANDRITZ Metals Inc.

Canonsburg, USA
Phone: +1 (724) 746 2300

ANDRITZ Technology
Shanghai, China
Phone: +86 (21) 6319 1088

Andritz AG
Eibesbrunnergasse 20
1121 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 50805 0
metals.at@andritz.com
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