The aim of this pilot research was to develop and operate a better control of initial solidification at meniscus level to enhance surface quality of as-cast products. Innovative fibre optical temperature measuring technique was applied into a 185 mm × 185 mm billet mould of a six strand caster....

Continuous casting and hot strip milling are two successive production steps in the steel industry. In her thesis Imke Mattik develops model formulations to integrate the scheduling of continuous casters and hot strip mills. Aim is to reduce the waiting times of the pre-products, called slabs,...