Toshiba has been active in the Australian steel and nonferrous industries for many years. Typical of the recent projects for which Toshiba equipment has been used are: -

Converters, PLC's, HMI's etc. for modernisation of an aluminium foil rolling mill at Yennora, NSW.
Converters, main DC motors, PLC's, HMI's etc. for modernisation of an aluminium cold rolling mill at Yennora, NSW
Supply, installation and commissioning of converters for a plate mill at Port Kembla, NSW
Converters, DC motors, inverters and a PLC control system for a CPCM carousel Recoiler at Port Kembla, NSW
PLC and HMI for the modernisation of a aluminium cold rolling mill at Granville, NSW

In 1998 at BHP Western Port, Victoria, Toshiba carried out a completed re-automation of the hot strip mill including the installation and commissioning 24 sets of converters up to 6000 HP, various inverters, a PLC control system, and modelling & supervisory computers.

Completed projects include: -

BHP New Zealand Steel

Equipment: 4Hi & 6Hi Cold Cooling Mills
Continuous Pickle Line
Hot Strip Mill

BHP Coated Steel Australia - Port Kembla

Equipment: 3 x Metal Coating Lines

BHP BlueScope Steel - Port Kembla

Equipment: Converters, PLC's
Hot Strip Mill