Processing Lines

Fives STEEL (Fives DMS, Fives STEIN, Fives CELES, Fives ST) – ANNEALING & GALVANIZING LINES

We have engineered NeoKoil® annealing and galvanizing lines to meet the demands of automotive, construction, appliance and packaging applications. Our latest innovations, including direct firing furnaces, non-oxidizing rapid cooling solutions and transverse flux induction technologies, integrated into NeoKoil® lines will reshape the future. Take a look into a horizontal and vertical galvanizing line.

AUTOMOTIVE

NeoKoil® annealing and galvanizing lines for the production of high-strength steels, including AHSS and UHSS:

  • Diverse grade range production
  • Meeting specific process parameters
  • Technology for multiple coating types
  • Safety for operators and equipment
  • Maintenance-friendly design
CONSTRUCTION & APPLIANCE

NeoKoil® annealing & galvanizing lines for construction, appliance and non-exposed automotive applications:

  • A wide grade range production
  • Challenging coating diversity
  • Productivity gain - Prime quality first
  • Emission and waste limitation
  • Safety for operators and equipment
PACKAGING

High-speed continuous annealing lines featuring advanced process technologies to produce tinplate steel:

  • Treatment of thin packaging steels
  • High-ductile tin-plate grades
  • High speed, high yield operations
  • High-capacity production
  • Safety for operations & maintenance
Fives STEEL (Fives DMS, Fives STEIN, Fives CELES, Fives ST) – AUTOMOTIVE CUTTING-EDGE

You must cope with extreme Gen3 AHSS annealing cycles, challenging high alloyed steel coatings or specific process parameters to reach exposed surface quality products. We have the expertise and technologies to help you succeed in the demanding automotive steel market and to put you ahead of the competition.

Meeting the challenges of AHSS & UHSS

 

Advanced and ultra high-strength steels - characterized by their very high tensile strength and high elongation - must adapt to automotive design and reduced emissions, while maintaining the strength required to keep drivers and passengers safe.

With numerous annealing and galvanizing line references in the last decades, we have the know-how and the technology to enable you to meet your production goals, reach new markets and exceed your customers’ expectations.

DIRECT FIRED FURNACE
  • Flameless combustion heating
  • Non-oxidizing operation
  • Accurate pre-oxidizing control
  • Ultra-Low NOx
INDUCTION HEATING
  • EcoTransFlux™, high-power induction
  • Heating capability: up to 1,200°C
  • High heating rates: up to 400°C/sec
  • Excellent heating efficiency for AHSS/UHSS
ULTRA-RAPID COOLING
  • Revolutionary non-oxidizing wet cooling
  • Cooling rate 1,000°C/s without pickling
  • Extend CGL capability for Gen3 AHSS
  • Annealing & galvanizing in same line
Fives STEEL (Fives DMS, Fives STEIN, Fives CELES, Fives ST) – AUTOMOTIVE CUTTING-EDGE

You must cope with extreme Gen3 AHSS annealing cycles, challenging high alloyed steel coatings or specific process parameters to reach exposed surface quality products. We have the expertise and technologies to help you succeed in the demanding automotive steel market and to put you ahead of the competition. 

MAKING STEEL FOR CONSTRUCTION, APPLIANCES & AUTO PARTS

 

NeoKoil® CGL with a horizontal furnace

 

Fives Utilizing our grade development & coating process know-how, smart tools and advanced equipment design we have delivered numerous strip processing lines with a horizontal furnace producing steel grades from building to automotive quality, from compact lines to high-speed lines.

Key technologies

 

  • NeoKlean®® system - A degreasing system utilizing a combination of hydro, chemical and mechanical processes. An electrolytic NeoKlean® with improved design ensures the ultimate degree of strip cleanliness.
  • Thermal section - Consisting of a non-oxidizing furnace, a radiant tube furnace, a soaking furnace and a rapid cooling section. We use the AdvanTek® DFR (direct fired reducing) combustion system, which gives you homogeneous strip temperature crosswise and proven ability to process strips for automotive parts.
  • Aeris® after-pot - An efficient and flexible cooling system to improve strip stability by enabling the reduction of the cooling length.
  • Minispangle system - Aiming to minimize ‘spangles’ in galvanized strips to improve the surface quality for coating.
  • Skin-Pass and strip leveler - Skin-pass mills coupled with strip levelers for a wide variety of annealed and galvanized steel products.
  • Side trimmer - Featuring a special design and blade positioning technology that offers clean and accurate edge cutting.

Fives STEEL (Fives DMS, Fives STEIN, Fives CELES, Fives ST) – PACKAGING FASTER, THINNER, GREENER

 

With annealing process speeds up to 800 m/min and entry/exit speeds up to 1,000 m/min, the tinplate annealing line (CAL) delivers continuous & stable operation for high yield. Capacities up to 500,000 tonnes are possible for the treatment of thin packaging steels down to 0.12 mm.

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES DELIVER NEW GRADES

Stable operating conditions are critical for achieving the high yields required of your tinplate steel production lines.

Key technologies

 

  • Stein Digiflex® annealing furnace with heating, cooling & steering features
  •  Optimized roll profile through off-line and on-line thermo-mechanical models
  •   OptiLine™ software for simulating every aspect of your strip processing line
  •  FlashCooling®, specific blowing to produce high-ductile tin-plate grades
  •  Virtuo™ Level 2 solution, including heat and cool buckling prevention control
  • Two Skin-pass quarto rolling mills working in tandem

If you want more information, please contact us!

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