Excellent performances at Egyptian Steel by Danieli MIDA QLP endless casting rolling minimills

Featuring the Danieli endless casting rolling process, the two twin MIDA QLP minimills of Egyptian Steel in Beni Suef (IIC) and Al Ain Al Sokhna (NPSS), Egypt, have been producing quality rebar at high-performance levels since their startup in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

After an initial very quick learning and fine tuning, during these years the two sites scored impressive results, including:

> 36 heats/day, 900 heats/month

> 1813 tons/day on a single-strand caster

> 60 heats in a 47-hour sequence

> 14.79 km of single endless cast and rolled billet.

Despite the great results achieved, recently NPSS minimill has adopted the latest Danieli QLP innovation –Octocaster mould– to enhance productivity and reduce operational costs.

The octagonal-section mould applied to a 165-mm square casting section has been recently installed and has been operating at speeds up to 8 m/min. Final target of 9 m/min will be achieved in the next months thanks to the installation of upgraded mill gearboxes and motors to sustain Octocaster operations 90 tph productivity.

Consistent savings in rolling mill electrical energy have been immediately achieved, with a major reduction in maintenance costs thanks to the extremely simple and reliable Octocaster configuration.

Octocaster allowed Egyptian Steel to improve its record billet length, which now is 16.62 km.