WCA March 2016

Industry news

Rebar starts rolling

A NEW rebar rolling mill, supplied by Primetals Technologies to Indian steel producer Kalika Steel Alloys Pvt Ltd, is now running at all the required performance parameters. The mill was erected in the Jalna plant in the state of Maharashtra and will produce about 250,000 metric tons of rebar per year from low carbon steels. Primetals Technologies developed the plant design specifically for small- to medium-size production capacities, allowing projects to be implemented comparatively quickly and economically. Kalika Steel is a producer of structural steels. The company produces billets from sponge iron using induction furnaces. Kalika Steel aims to expand its production with the new rolling mill in order to serve the growing Indian construction sector. With the new rebar mill, Kalika Steel now hosts billet production and rebar rolling at the same location. Primetals Technologies supplied the complete mechanical and electrical equipment as well as the automation systems for the rebar rolling mill, which produces reinforcing steels with diameters of between 8mm and 40mm, in lengths of between 9m and 15m. The rolling mill consists of 18 Red Ring stands, followed by a 54m-long cooling bed and machines for bundling the rolled bars. The mill processes billets with a cross-section of 130mmx130mm and a length of 9m. Rolling speed is up to 13m per second. An induction furnace raises the billets to the necessary starting temperature of 950°C. Kalika Steel Alloys Pvt Ltd – India ❍ Rebar rolling mill supplied by Primetals Technologies for Kalika Steel Alloys. Photograph courtesy of Primetals Technologies

Website : www.kalikasteels.com Primetals Technologies – UK Website : www.primetals.com

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