To profit from the globally practiced technologies for rolling and finishing steel, Steel Authority of India will be organising a three-day conference on Rolling and Finishing Technologies of Steel. The theme this year is to be emerging technologies in rolling mills.
The second edition of RAFTS will see participation from technical experts, scientists, professors from technical institutions, steel manufactures, machine manufacturers, lubricant suppliers, and others from 30 countries, informed SAIl RDCIS Executive Director BK Jha. “Rolling is the final stage of steel production, thus, the structural and surface qualities along with internal characteristics depend on it. In the conference, we will discuss how we can use advanced rolling and finishing techniques for producing top quality steel in a cost effective manner to remain competitive in global markets,” he said.
Controlled cooling and proper temperature can help in attaining outstanding mechanical properties and avoid adding expensive alloy addition. Maintaining correct rolling parameters can bring down the energy consumption involved in the process.
“We can fulfil the demands for auto and electrical steel by these techniques,” stated Jha.
He also added, “Our Prime Minister has set the production target of 300 million tonnes of steel by 2025, so that we can have the second highest steel production across the world. SAIl will be contributing 50 million tonnes to this target. By 2016-17, we will be able to produce 20 million tonnes of steel. But there is still a long way to go.”
Whether the technologies showcased during the conference will be absorbed in the Indian steel production scenario, he replied, “We are not yet on a technological exchange stage. The technologies presented during the course of the conference will be closely scrutinised, their merits and demerits will be weighed in respect to the need and conditions of the country, and then we will adopt them.”
The previous and maiden edition of RAFTS, organised in 2012, was fruitful or notIJ Very, claimed SAIl technical team.
“In our Bokaro steel plant alone, we are annually saving 50 crore rupees by using the roll bite lubrication system, one technique we adopted from the last RAFTS. By adopting this system we have brought down the power and electricity consumption by ten per cent and roll material consumption by 20 per cent,” informed General Manager (Rolling) PP Sengupta.
Indian Oil is now using the RBlS and the system is worthy of offering to global industries. The national rolling equipment manufacturers will also receive a boost during this three-day gathering of steel makers, technical experts and machine makers. “The motive of any technology is to improve the quality of human life. Advanced rolling and finishing of steel can be cutting edge technology in this regard,” said Jha.