Nucor Steel upgrades automation, drives in North Carolina mill
Nucor Steel has selected London-based Primetals Technologies to upgrade the automation and drives system in the finishing end of its carbon plate steel mill in Cofield, N.C. Equipment in the finishing end comprises the side trimmer, cold shear, and plate piler. The project also includes an option for future implementation of a quality assurance system. The upgrade will be completed in May 2017.
The mill produces 1.6 million tons of carbon, alloy, and HSLA steel plates, including quenched and tempered and normalized steel plates. The plate mill produces plate for many products, including armored personnel carriers, railroad tank cars, and bridges.
Primetals Technologies will replace the mill's existing drives and control system with Siemens drives, automation, and HMI; a WinCC software system; and a level 2 automation system.
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