| ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ KAWASAKI STEEL TECHNICAL REPORT No.37 ( October 1997 ) Rolling Technology and Modernization of Chiba Works ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ |
| Overview of the Modernization of Chiba Works Hirosuke Yamada |
| Synopsis: Based on a study of the future of Chiba Works, Kawasaki Steel undertook a major modernization program under which the site's main production equipment will be concentrated at the West Plant. The upstream process was revamped between 1991 and 1995, centering on the construction of a new steelmaking shop and hot strip mill in the West Plant. These new facilities incorporate advanced technologies such as the smelting reduction of Cr ore in the stainless steel refining process and the revolutionary endless hot strip rolling process, both of which are world's firsts. In deciding the layout of the new facilities, the future image of the West Plant was studied in consideration of the various possibilities of space, landscape, logistics, environmental influence and new production processes. Following the start-up of the new facilities, No. 1 steelmaking shop, No. 1 and No. 2 HSM, and their pickling lines were shut down at East Plant, completing the modernization of the upstream process. |
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