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ArcelorMittal rails will keep the French Open players dry
19 August 2020From 21 September to 11 October 2020, all eyes will be on the French Open / Roland-Garros tournament. While encouraging Novak, Serena, Rafael, or Roger, we invite you to admire the new retractable roof of the central court! Thanks to ArcelorMittal Rodange rails, your favourite players will be protected from the rain.
Project NewsRodange sends out first shipment from in-house downstream facility
10 June 2020ArcelorMittal Rodange has sent out the first shipment of curved rails from our new rail transformation centre. A product of the new in-house downstream facility, this marks the start of a win-win operation for ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products.
Product NewsOur rails made in Luxembourg for the Grand Duchy
13 May 2020Citizens and cross-border workers of the Grand Duchy are aware of the major changes underway to improve mobility within Luxembourg: free transportation from 1 March 2020, the development of the bus network, and the extension of the tram line. It was for the Luxembourg tram project that ArcelorMittal’s Rodange plant was chosen to supply grooved rails for the sections going to the station.
Project NewsÉquerre d'argent 2019 winners: A special jury prize for the Roland Garros Stadium
7 January 2020A special jury prize was presented at the Équerre d'argent 2019 awards in Paris on 25 November. The prize was awarded for the Simonne-Mathieu tennis court designed by architect Marc Mimram in the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. Gearing up for the 2020 French Open, works are being carried out at the Roland Garros Stadium, including a retractable roof built with ArcelorMittal crane rails.
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ArcelorMittal rails will keep the French Open players dry
From 21 September to 11 October 2020, all eyes will be on the French Open / Roland-Garros tournament. While encouraging Novak, Serena, Rafael, or Roger, we invite you to admire the new retractable roof of the central court! Thanks to ArcelorMittal Rodange rails, your favourite players will be protected from the rain.
Premium rails provided in record time for the French sports monument
The Rodange site produced the 44 crane rails used for the construction of the retractable roof of the court. The A150 rails are the largest in our DIN range and were produced in 110CrV of superior quality. This shade has long been exclusively developed by ArcelorMittal with special straightening to ensure perfect track alignment.
The rails were mainly produced for the Philippe Chatrier central court roof. Once the rails were manufactured, the finishing operations were managed and organised in Yutz, France for:
- Cutting: The rails were cut to length according to customer specifications, including 45° corner cuts while respecting the required lengths with a tolerance of +/- 1mm.
- Hardness: The A150 are the highest quality in the range.
- Handling: Made with textile straps only, without magnets or chains, despite the size of the rails (the A150 are the largest rails in the range of crane rails produced in Rodange).
- Fast delivery
In total, it took only two months between ordering and shipments to provide the end customer with completely finished rails - from production to delivery. Thanks to good internal cooperation, we were able to provide the customer with a complete solution.
The revival of an iconic tennis court
Built in 1928, the Philippe Chatrier central court has undergone a complete renovation to modernise the stands and build a retractable roof.
This roof will not only allow the organisation of night games, but will also protect players from the rain in case of bad weather. It is composed of 11 panels of 100 metres and 350 tonnes each which slide on our rails. Thanks to our high quality products, this 3850-tonne roof will open and close in 12 minutes.
Click here to see the construction of the retractable roof.
Text: ArcelorMittal Luxembourg, Constructalia
Images: ArcelorMittal Europe
Video: Roland-Garros
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Philippe Chatrier Central Court at the Roland-Garros / French Open
Équerre d'argent 2019 winners: A special jury prize for the Roland Garros Stadium
Retractable roof of the Philippe Chatrier central court at the Roland-Garros Stadium
Retractable roof mechanism of the Philippe Chatrier central court at the Roland-Garros Stadium
Philippe Chatrier central court at the Roland-Garros Stadium
Rodange sends out first shipment from in-house downstream facility
ArcelorMittal Rodange has sent out the first shipment of curved rails from our new rail transformation centre. A product of the new in-house downstream facility, this marks the start of a win-win operation for ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products.
A one-stop shop for customers
ArcelorMittal Rodange produces grooved rails, light rails, and crane rails. In the past, many of these were processed by external sub-contractors. Now, with the creation of our in-house downstream facilities, the service centre will enable the Rodange plant to act as a one-stop shop for customers, offering full solutions performance and reliability advantages.
The service centre, located in mill hall C (formerly the rebar mill), will deal mainly with grooved rails and to a lesser extent with light rails and crane rails. In addition, this will develop the access to the tram rail market and lead to further opportunities for downstream operations.
What services are on offer with the new service centre at ArcelorMittal Rodange?
In the first phase, the service centre will offer the following finishing services:
• drilling (fish plating is done directly by the mill; the service centre will provide tie bar drilling)
• bending (only for grooved rails)
• straightening
• cutting
More services are planned for a later phase.
What are the benefits for the customer of ArcelorMittal Rodange?
• one single contact
• ArcelorMittal warranty provided
• packaging options
• the possibility to group standard rails with complex finished rails - ‘transformed rails’ versus ‘rolled’ rails
• increased flexibility and reduced lead time which leads to better service
Since the beginning of operations in March 2020, more than 1000 tonnes of products with special finishing have been collected.
Text: ArcelorMittal Luxembourg, Constructalia
Images: ArcelorMittal
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Our rails made in Luxembourg for the Grand Duchy
Citizens and cross-border workers of the Grand Duchy are aware of the major changes underway to improve mobility within Luxembourg: free transportation from 1 March 2020, the development of the bus network, and the extension of the tram line. It was for the Luxembourg tram project that ArcelorMittal’s Rodange plant was chosen to supply grooved rails for the sections going to the station.
ArcelorMittal rails meet Luxtram’s standards
In 2016, Luxtram placed the bulk of the order for section A of the project abroad. The order for section B was the first order from the Luxtram group to ArcelorMittal Luxembourg. It was received in February 2019 for 54G1, grade R200 rails of 18 metres in length. The Rodange site has produced grooved rails of one of the best qualities present on the market for over three years now. These high standards met the requirements of the Luxembourg tram project.
ArcelorMittal Rodange supplied the rails for the switches produced in the Kihn workshops in Rumelange. This is a source of pride for the site and for all of the collaborators working on this project.
A satisfied customer
Luxtram wanted to visit the production site to observe the quality and the end result of the grooved rails that ArcelorMittal Rodange was going to send them. They left very satisfied with the high quality provided on site in the production of these specific rails thanks to analysis of the samples, their G-shape tolerance, and straightness.
In Rodange, approximately thirty people were impacted by the completion of this order for Luxtram. This figure can easily be tripled if we take into consideration everyone from the start of the chain in Luxembourg.
The first rails delivered were received on 21 February 2020 at Place de Paris in Luxembourg City and on 4 and 5 March in other streets of the capital of the Grand Duchy.
Text: ArcelorMittal Luxembourg, Constructalia
Images: ArcelorMittal Luxembourg
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54G1 grade R200 grooved rails in Luxembourg
54G1 grade R200 grooved rails at Rodange plant
Équerre d'argent 2019 winners: A special jury prize for the Roland Garros Stadium
A special jury prize was presented at the Équerre d'argent 2019 awards in Paris on 25 November. The prize was awarded for the Simonne-Mathieu tennis court designed by architect Marc Mimram in the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. Gearing up for the 2020 French Open, works are being carried out at the Roland Garros Stadium, including a retractable roof built with ArcelorMittal crane rails.
The competition
It was a jury chaired by the architect Paul Chemetov and composed of previous winners of the awards that the nominees of the Équerre d'argent 2019 had to convince. Twenty achievements were in contention, and the selection was made by the editors of Moniteur and AMC from some 220 applications divided into four categories: Structures; Culture, Youth & Sport; Activities; and Habitat.
Winners
The Julia-Bartet Residence, a training centre for apprentices and the distribution centre for the ‘Restos du coeur’ in Paris, designed by the architect Charles-Henri Tachon, won the Équerre d'Argent 2019 prize. Four other projects have been awarded respectively in the categories mentioned above. The prize for the Première Œuvre (First work) 2019 was awarded to a glassware workshop in Brioude (Haute-Loire), designed by Antoine Dufour Architects.
Click here to see the winners in pictures!
Text: Constructalia
Image: Équerre d'argent
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Technical information
Transport rails:
- rails & track fittings for public and urban railway and underground lines
- high speed rails (for speeds over 350 km/h)
- heavy rails
- conductor rails
Tram Rails (grooved, vignole, & block rail)
Light Rails (specific light transport & underground mining operations)
Crane Rails (DIN crane rails, American crane rails, special crane rails & girder crane rails)
Special sections (cathode bars, rail accessories, & track shoes)
Useful information
MoreInnovative, high quality rails
The rails and track fittings manufactured by ArcelorMittal are supplied worldwide for high speed tracks, heavy haul tracks, and urban transport systems amongst others thanks to their product quality and the elevated level of reliability which has earned ArcelorMittal the trust of their customers.
The offer is enhanced with many certificates and approvals from transport companies in different countries.
Rails are steel products that must fulfil a multitude of technological requirements. Continuous quality control and elaborate testing ensure the characteristics of the final product meet the stringent requirements regarding rail characteristics and performance.
In addition to head hardened rails, high-speed railways (with speeds over 350 km/h) are one of the most demanding applications for which ArcelorMittal has developed innovative production processes.