Rotelec Milestones | Key Steps Since 1977

Milestones

The key steps that shaped Rotelec’s technical path, from industrial firsts to advanced process-control solutions.

The events that have changed our history, in leaps and bounds.

1973

The world’s first industrial application of strand electromagnetic stirring on a continuous casting machine: the rotative strand stirrer for SAFE in Hagondange, France.

1977

The world’s first industrial application of mould electromagnetic stirring on Arbed’s continuous caster for billets, blooms and rounds in Eschweiler, Germany.

1977

Rotelec is founded by Irsid, CEM, Arbed and Usinor.

1977

Magnetogyr© Process is patented for mould stirring of billets and blooms.

1979

The world’s first application of In-Roll EMS for Usinor in Dunkerque, France.

1981/83

The world’s first industrial application of M+F EMS on KOBE’s bloom caster and YODOGAWA’s billet caster in Japan.

1987

Rotelec enters induction heating of steel transfer bars at the entry of hot strip mill finishing stands.

1987

Development and patenting of a C-type inductor with automatic gap adjustment.

1989

The world’s first industrial application of C-type edge heaters on hot strip mills for SOLLAC in Fos-sur-Mer, France and NKK Keihin in Japan.

1991

Rotelec becomes part of the Danieli Group.

2002

Development of MULTI-MODE EMS technology for thick slab casters.

2013

The world’s first industrial application of IH+EMS on the mould of a POSCO LICC continuous caster in South Korea.

2019

The world’s first industrial application of MM-EMB on TSC of HBIS TISCO in China.

2024

The world’s first industrial production of MM-EMB+S at NUCOR Steel in West Virginia.