Casting Technology - IMS
IMS has provided safe, reliable and robust process control and automation solutions for nearly every aspect of steel and aluminum casting.
Specific control application experience for Steel Continuous Casters includes:
- Ladle rotate
- Ladle slide gate and tundish level
- Mold level
- Mold width
- Mold oscillation
- Mold cooling
- Breakout detection
- Withdrawal drives
- Strand screwdown pressure
- Spray water and air mist cooling systems
- Closed machine cooling
- Runout table drives
- Torch machine
- Debur and dekerfing
- Slab tracking
- Dummy bar tracking and sequencing
- Utilities (water treatment, lubrication, emergency water)
Specific control applications for Aluminum Drop Casters include:
- Holding furnace temperature
- Holding furnace tilt/trough metal level
- Distribution trough pin positioning
- Mold level
- Platen drop rate
- Ingot cooling