A 100-year-old integrated steel mill emerging from bankruptcy needed a new production strategy to capture rising demand.

The mill could make 36 heats a day, but its strategy ran only two strands at once, alternating between the slab caster and the DSPC.

• Aligned ladle steel production with sales and operations for a repeatable process
• Created contingency plans for steel in queue to absorb unplanned caster delays
• Moved to three-strand casting for constant flow and no changeover downtime

Cross-training and better equipment use cut crew sizes and saved capital.