The latest research into new developments for China’s rolling mill sector was top of the agenda when CISDI played host to the National Hot & Cold Rolling Technology Forum.

Sponsored by The Chinese Society for Metals and the Baowu Group, the August event focused on the advancing technology, creating greener and more intelligent rolling techniques and improving product quality.

Experts addressed intelligent manufacture, optimised production process, technology and equipment upgrades.

China’s steel enterprises have been designing and building mills independently - using only its nation’s strengths and expertise - for the past two decades. Their emphasis is now fixed on pursuing industrial transformation and upgrading via the research and development of greener and leaner technologies and equipment.

CISDI delivered two keynote speeches at the forum to a 200-strong audience made up of experts and scholars from China’s steel enterprises, universities and research institutes, engineering companies and suppliers.

Xie Erhu, CISDI’s cold mill expert, gave an illuminating talk on the technological progress of the hot and cold-rolled plated strip mill. He discussed new trends in cold rolling development which are creating steel to increasingly stronger and thinner specifications.

Yu Mukui, CISDI’s automation expert, focused on the intelligent era of mill automation and its positive impact on the smart stockyard and unmanned coil storage expertise, and debated future applications of big data for the steel sector.

CISDI chairman Xiao Xuewen told the forum: “CISDI Group is an innovation-driven provider of total solutions and advanced technology for the global metals industry.
“We work with clients to create a greener and more intelligent future and our information technology platform, intelligent products and expertise in digital design and delivery conform to the highest-quality trends in steel development. We are firmly committed to researching and developing new processes, new materials and new manufacturing methods.

Experts address the National Rolling Forum at CISDI