Atkins Rotherham offers a full machinery design
service, which incorporates all mechanical, actuation and control software
aspects of a particular project. Specifications are agreed with all clients to
enable true client input in the design stage of the project at which point the
majority of the costs are allocated. The company provided an innovative solution
for the world's most advanced casting machine.
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Mould moves vertically with either an asymmetric
sine wave or a saw tooth wave (both complex forms) at frequencies from 1 to 4 Hz |
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Rexroth servo valve technology used to generate accurate
movement |
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Innovative mould guidance system introduced to prevent any
possibility of snagging |
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Innovative interchangeable water jacket system gives rapid
reduction in cassette change timings |
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Quantum leap achieved in surface finish of slabs |
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Highest casting rates of any caster in the world when
introduced |
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No prototype development performance – first unit was made
to drawings and sold, without any modification. |
The design project started as a development contract for Davy
Distington, who had to enhance the principles of their existing short arm
oscillating caster design in order to compete and leap frog the new range of
casters produced by their competition. As an organisation they realised that to
take a quantum leap forwards in this technology a fresh innovative approach
would be required. Bennett Associates was commissioned to come up with the
solution, which then developed into an actual contract for Posec in Korea. This
gave Davy Distington the quantum leap they required together with a number of
patented solutions to maintain their leading role in Continuous Casting
Machines. The caster not only enabled mould changing in a short period of time
but also water cassette changing with automatic slab width adjustment.
The innovative roller guide system developed for guiding the
moulds resulted in a patented fail-safe guiding system.
M G Bennett and Associates Ltd is now part of the
Group
