ABB technology to improve quality and  lower production costs for Tata Steel plant in  India 

By OEM Update Editorial September 30, 2021 6:02 pm IST

Two ABB electromagnetic brake systems (EMBR) to be installed at Tata Steel’s  flagship plant in Jamshedpur, India 

Global technology company ABB will provide electromagnetic brake systems (EMBR) for two compact strip production  (CSP) casters at Tata Steel’s flagship plant in Jamshedpur, India, working under contract from engineering and construction organisation SMS Group.

Jamshedpur, located in the eastern state of Jharkhand, is India’s first planned industrial city and was established following  the founding of Tata Iron and Steel Company by Jamsetji Tata and his son Dorabji Tata in the 1900s.

ABB’s scope of supply also includes DCS800 DC drives, dry type transformers, water cooling systems, commissioning services and metallurgical performance evaluation. ABB is contracted through SMS which specialises in plant construction  and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry.