Ascometal® offers :
  • A comprehensive network based in France
  • Complementary production processes (continuous casting and ingot process)
  • Diversified sources of supply
  • Full controlled process and quality tracking
3 steel producing plants : Dunes, Fos-sur-Mer, Hagondange
2 finishing centers : Custines, Le Marais
 
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Les Dunes

The Dunes mill, near Dunkirk (Northern France), specializes in the manufacture of heavy-section products which are exported worldwide.

Les Dunes

Products

TYPEDIAMETER
Rolled round bars80 to 300 mm
Peeled round bars76 to 300 mm

Main markets

Mechanical Engineering Industry, Oil and Gas, Bearings

Metallurgical processing
  • 90 MVA-90 t UHP electric-arc furnace
  • RH-type vacuum degassing stand
Casting process
  • Four strands vertical continuous caster (diameter 170 to 325 mm), stirring by mechanical rotation under inert gas.
  • Ingot casting, from 3,4t up to 6,3t
Heat treatments
  • Continuous quenching line, combined with tempering /stress-relieving furnaces.
  • Furnaces dedicated to normalizing and various types of annealing treatments (stress relieving, spheroidizing, isothermal…)
The heat treatment line is the most efficient in Europe for large diameter long products.
Finishing and inspections
  • Equipment for straightening, peeling and cutting to length, capable of achieving tight tolerances.
  • In-line inspection : eddy current surface defect detection, magnetic particle inspection, ultrasonic examination, dimensional and anti-mix checks.
Certifications

ISO 9001 • ISO/TS 16949 • ISO 14001 • OHSAS 18001 • CE138 • ISO CEI 17025

Accreditations

ABS, Bureau Veritas, DNV, Germanisher Lloyds, LRS, RINA, TÜV.