Tata Steel Nederland adds sampling line
Tata Steel Nederland has expanded its hot strip mill in IJmuiden with a sampling line, Kallanish has learned. The line enables rapid testing of steel properties, as well as the inspection and certification of each steel coil.
According to the company, this shortens lead times in both the development of new steel grades and the delivery of steel to customers. The expansion is the latest in a series of investments and strengthens the company’s position in the market for thicker, stronger and more abrasion-resistant steel, Tata notes.
“Tata Steel is one of the best steel producers in the world, and thanks to our investment programme, we continue to play in the Champions League of the steel industry,” said Tom Eussen, member of the Board of Management of Tata Steel Nederland and Managing Director of Tata Steel IJmuiden. “The new sampling line is a significant investment that allows us to assess the quality of our steel more quickly and deliver to our customers faster.”
“Investments like these enable us to develop new steel grades, such as abrasion-resistant steel, ultra-high-strength steel and linepipe steel,” Eussen continued. “Combined with the opportunity for customers to reduce their scope 3 emissions through Zeremis Carbon Lite and Zeremis Delivered, we continue to strengthen our position in a highly competitive steel market.”
These steels are is used in applications such as trucks and trailers, excavators, cranes, mining, and in pipelines for transporting gas, water and hydrogen.
The sampling line can automatically sample the entire production spectrum, from normal to ultra-high-strength steel, with steel thicknesses of up to 25 millimetres that can be cut. Samples are taken hot, and the capacity of the number of coils that can be sampled has thus substantially increased, Tata says.
Christian Koehl Germany
