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Steel Dynamics, Inc. Overview. Gary M. Morris Manager - IT Steel Dynamics, Inc. Structural & Rail Mill November, 2006. SDI FOUNDERS. ‘Dick’ Teets Vice President General Manager – Structural & Rail Div. Keith Busse President & CEO.
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Steel Dynamics, Inc. Overview Gary M. Morris Manager - IT Steel Dynamics, Inc. Structural & Rail Mill November, 2006
SDI FOUNDERS ‘Dick’ Teets Vice President General Manager – Structural & Rail Div Keith Busse President & CEO “Always producing a high-grade, high quality product at the lowest possible cost.” - K Busse Mark Millett Vice President General Manager – Flat Roll Division
Steel Dynamics – Flat Roll Division Butler, IN.
Steel Dynamics – Structural and Rail Division Columbia City, IN. Strategically located in the “Rust Belt” 450 Acres 2601 S 700 E Columbia City, IN. 46725 (866) 740-8700 Toll Free On US 30 between Columbia City and Fort Wayne Indiana
APRIL 2000 pre-construction FEB. 2002 ~ 7/8 complete Steel Dynamics – Structural and Rail Division Columbia City, IN. Green-field Site $ 350 Milliontotal cost ~ $ 1 Million investment / employment position (at full staffing)
Mill Process VTD Continuous Caster Semi - Finished Products EAF Scrap LMF Cooling Bed Structural Standard Reheat Furnace Hot Rolling Rail Premium Cut, Pile, & Bundle Structural Straightening Ship to Customer Rail Drill, Cut, End Straighten Inline Inspection
Electric Arc Furnace(s) Designed Capacity 1.2M tons / eaf / annum 142.5 ton/hr 50min tap-tap Spring 2003 36 – 45 avg min tap-tap Current environmental permitting allows operation of only one furnace at a time.
Continuous Caster Exit of spray chamber Casting beam blanks Withdrawal Rolls Casting beam blanks
A C Leadbetter Discharging BB2 @ 2250°F Reheat Furnance • Recuperative - Natural gas • 80’x50’ • 19’ - 47’ 6 bloom lengths • Walking Beam • 3 Zones: • Charge, Heat, Soak • Deep Charge • Heating Rate: • 356 Million Btu / hr • 300 ton/hr– hot charge • 200 ton/hr– cold charge
Tandem / Combination Mill UF UR EDGER 7500 hp 7500 hp 5000 hp SMS - Schloemann
Technology Control System TCS’s job is Roll Gap Adjustment • Roll gap calibration after roll change • Determination of passline after roll change • Determination of roll spring • Calculation of the position of the rolls => with the static Automatic Gage Control (AGC) before the rolling • Roll gap control (loop control) => with the dynamic Automatic Gage Control (AGC) during the rolling ( 1 sec cycle rate ) • Position control of the hydraulic cylinders (very fast loop control) in both mode, to keep the setted cylinder position of the rolls Precision: ± .05mm / .002” Precision: ± .02mm / .0008”
Steel Dynamics, Inc. Question and Answer
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