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Industry News
20 May 2015
New press concept with reduced
energy consumption
BEISTEEL Group from Haicheng,
Liaoning Province, China, has placed
an order with SMS Meer for the supply
of a JCO® pipe forming press for its
plant in Yingkou. With this machine,
the company will be able to expand
its product spectrum to include
longitudinally welded large-diameter
pipes (LSAW) with a length of up to
18m. The annual capacity of the plant is
approximately 250,000 tons.
The JCO pipe forming press produc-
es the longitudinally
welded pipes in wall
thicknesses up to
65mm, and steel
grades up to X100.
The pipe diameters
range from 16" to
64".
The new machine
offers the advantage
that the JCO forming
process can be
quickly changed to
other pipe dimen-
sions. The new mod-
ular frame design will
be used on this press
for the first time, enabling overall height
and foundation depth to be minimised
and flexible press lengths to be created.
The press is equipped with a variable-
speed pump (VSP) control system that
permits an efficient hydraulic system
with pressures up to 450 bar. As a result,
energy consumption is reduced by 30
per cent compared with a conventional
hydraulic system.
The SHAPE automation system
developed by SMS Meer performs the
fully automatic control of the forming
process, and enables consistent pipe
production, despite differing starting
material properties.
The press is scheduled to go into
production in the fourth quarter of 2016.
SMS Meer GmbH – Germany
Fax: +49 2161 350 1667
Email:
Website:
Beisteel’s new JCO pipe forming press is equipped
with a variable-speed pump control system