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Industry News
ZUMBACH Electronic has won a contract
from POSCO Pohang works in Korea
for ten Steelmaster diameter/profile
measuring systems. The new systems
will partially replace existing gauges or
complete unequipped locations in the
finishing sections of the company’s #1,
#2 and #3 rod mills.
All gauges are equipped with six
Odac high speed laser scanners (in
six axes), delivering 6,000 calibrated
measurements per second, as well as
with the latest hardware and software
concept. The systems will be fully
networked over Ethernet with POSCO’s
material flow and QC control system.
Delivery of the compact gauges, which
require close-to zero maintenance, is
scheduled for early 2011. POSCO has
operated a number of similar Steelmaster
gauges in the intermediate sections
since 2008.
Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland
Fax: +41 32 356 04 30
Email:
Website:
New diameter measuring systems for
Korean mills
NORTHEAST Light Alloy Co, Ltd (NELA),
China, has ordered a new CVC ® plus
aluminium cold rolling mill in six-high
design from SMS Siemag. With the new
aluminium cold rolling mill, NELA is
entering modern production of high-quality
aluminium strip products. In addition to
various finished products, input stock for
foil manufacture will be rolled on the CVC
plus six-high stand.
The new SMS Siemag cold rolling
mill, which will constitute the central
production unit of the works in Harbin,
is designed for a capacity of 85,000tpy
and processes incoming strips with entry
gauges of maximum 8mm and widths
of up to 1,900mm. The minimum final
gauge is 100μm, and the maximum coil
weight 21t.
The six-high stand is equipped with
CVC plus intermediate-roll shifting and
with multizone roll cooling for influencing
strip flatness. A Hot Edge Spray system
(HES) is provided to influence strip
flatness in the strip edge area. The
Dry Strip system (DS) installed in the
exit section of the mill ensures that
the residual oil on the surface of the
rolled strips is kept to a minimum. A
coil preparation station, a coil conveyor
system and the full range of utility
systems complete the mill stand.
SMS Siemag has also received an
order from Novelis do Brasil Ltda, Brazil,
to supply a new two-stand cold rolling
mill for aluminium alloys. The two-stand
tandem mill is said to be the first of its
type in South America.
The new tandem cold mill will be used for
manufacturing can stock for the beverage
industry. The products will comprise strip
in widths of up to 2,000mm and with a
minimum final gauge of 0.15mm. The mill
will be designed for an annual capacity of
330,000t.
The key components of this high-
capacity mill are highly efficient roll
bending systems, multizone roll cooling
and a hydraulic roll adjustment system.
A coil preparation station, an off-line strip
inspection facility and a pallet transport
system from SMS Siemag complete the
rolling mill.
SMS Siemag AG – Germany
Fax: +49 211 881 4902
Website:
Chinese orders for cold rolling mills
received by SMS Siemag AG
Steelmaster SMO measuring unit