Mold monitoring techniques in continuous casting

Sidenor is a leading Spanish company in special steel production, and offers a wide range of products primarily to the automotive sector.

Sidenor is a leading Spanish company in special steel production, and offers a wide range of products primarily to the automotive sector. Much of the production has been transferred during the last two decades from ingot casting to continuous casting, with the corresponding cost savings.

To ensure good product quality, tight control of the continuous casting process is crucial. Sidenor I+D, the company’s research and development department, has developed during the last years a method for on-line monitoring of the continuous casting process.