Design features and start-up of the Rautaruukki Oy No. 6 slab caster

In 1995, Rautaruukki decided to replace the three vertical casters at Raahe Steel by a new bow-type easter with a straight mould and with liquid core bending and straightening. As the new easter had to replace three individua l CC machines, maximum flexibility with respect to the adjustment of all op erational parameters, including the casting thickness, was one of the major design criteria. The engineering, supply and installation of the new CC ma chine was carried out by VAI.