BSP fabricates Bloom Caster Tundish in-house, a first for SAIL

Officials said the initiative has reduced the conventional procurement lead time from six to eight months to just two months

The Steel Structural Shop of Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) has achieved the first-ever in-house fabrication of a Bloom Caster Tundish within the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), marking a significant step towards self-reliance and internal value creation at the state-run steel major.

 

The tundish, weighing 13.2 tonnes and valued at around ₹42 lakh, was fabricated internally, resulting in substantial cost savings by eliminating external procurement, BSP said in a statement. BSP is SAIL’s Chhattisgarh-based integrated steel plant.

 

A tundish is a critical intermediate vessel in the continuous casting process, acting as a buffer and refining reactor between the ladle