EoW July 2007

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Partnership pays off CMS and Control and Power Engineering have announced a partnership for the design and supply of fully integrated PC wire and PC strand lines.

New high speed wire rod outlet Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Ltd, China, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of a new high speed wire rod outlet for quality steels. Within the framework of this order, SMS Meer is to supply the complete rolling technology, the cooling tech- nology and the key components of the mechanical equipment. These include CantiLever stands (CL), rotary shears, a six stand wire rod block, a four-stand FRS block (Flexible Reduction and Sizing) as well as the pinch roll unit and loop laying head. In addition, the mill will employ the CCT (Controlled Cooling Technology) developed by SMS Meer. For the remaining equipment, SMS Meer will supply the detail engineering. The mill is scheduled to go into production in January 2008.

The co-operation between Keith Russell, of C&PE, and Chris Livesey, of CMS, combines the expertise of over 30 com- plete process lines installed worldwide, together with modern machinery design and manufacturing techniques. There are a number of technical standards in pre-stressed concrete wire and strand for low relaxation: ASTM A421 (single wire), ASTM A416 (seven strand), ASTM A886 (indented wire strand) and PR EN10138 (European wire standard). There are few suppliers who can reliably combine complete knowledge of the process with fully integrated plant supply. However, the partnership between CMS and C&PE does just that, offering a one- stop shop for complete production line installation. Cable Machinery Spares Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1204 669002 Email : sales@cablemachineryspares.co.uk Website : www.cablemachineryspares.co.uk Control & Power Engineering Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1427 891307

SMS Meer – Germany Fax : +49 211 881 4386

Email : info@sms-group.com Website : www.sms-group.com

Accurate rewinding of PC strand from the in-process spool onto a collapsible centre coiler ▲

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EuroWire – July 2007