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16 JANUARY 2017
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Higher cutting speed and more throughput
SMS GROUP has received the go-
ahead from Daehan Steel for the mod-
ernisation of an existing shear no 3 in the
VCC®-line (Vertical Compact Coiler) of a
rebar mill in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
The modernisation project involved
the replacement of the switch and the
scrap guiding system of the existing
shear no 3 by new equipment. Thanks
to a newly developed high-speed switch
and the upgrade of the automation
system it was possible to implement
head and tail end cropping at speeds of
up to 35m per second without any major
modification to the adjacent plant parts.
The rolling mill supplied in 2011
was originally designed for maximum
cropping speeds of 15m per second. Due
to the modernisation of the VCC®-line,
Daehan Steel is now able to increase the
throughput to 70 tons per hour.
For this plant the new switch was
constructed and delivered in just five
weeks, and only three days were
needed for subsequent assembly and
commissioning. The solution is based on
the plug-and-work principle with reduced
investment costs and a short delivery
time, which were decisive factors in the
implementation of the project.
SMS Group GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 211 881 4902
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Rattunde hosts technology open house
and ten-year anniversary celebration
RATTUNDE Corporation, a builder
of metal tube and bar processing
machinery, celebrated its ten-year
anniversary in September with a
technology open house. The celebration
attracted a large crowd of customers
and business associates.
On display were several live machine
demonstrations featuring the newest
technology and a fully operational
production system for metal tubing. On-
site technical discussions were held,
and personal meetings with Rattunde
technology experts were available.
Ulrich Rattunde and Martin Proksch,
owner of Rattunde & Co GmbH (the
German parent company) gave
welcoming speeches.
Rick Stadler, president of Rattunde
Corp, said, “Rattunde Corporation is
excited to celebrate ten years of growth.
These milestone events give us the
opportunity to come together with the
many companies and individuals that
have been critical to our survival and
growth. We take this time to not only
reflect on where we have been, but
more importantly to share the plans for
where we are going.”
Mr Stadler received a signed picture of
the staff in Germany as a commemorative
gift. Guests enjoyed a catered lunch and
were given customised travel mugs as a
parting gift. Rattunde designs and builds
solutions for tube and bar sawing, and
post-cut-off, value-added processes.
Rattunde ACS production systems are
fully automatic and suited to re-cut mill
length tube and bar, re-cut and brush, re-
cut and end-finish or re-cut and machine
complex features, including threading.
Rattunde Corp – USA
Fax: +1 616 940 2771
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Website:
Rick Stadler (right)
receives signed picture
of staff in Germany
The mill in
South Korea