Friedrich Kocks Introduces Next Generation of Reducing & Sizing Blocks
06/25/2014 - The independent and family-owned company FRIEDRICH KOCKS GmbH & Co KG located in Hilden/Germany, is proud to announce the launching of the next generation of its well-established Reducing & Sizing Block (RSB).
The new RSB SCS is the latest milestone in reducing and sizing technology for SBQ products and offers enhanced bar quality, improved productivity, mill availability and economy as well as a simplified, safe and environmentally friendly operation.
At the core of the future-oriented RSB SCS is a real-time closed-loop control system called Size Control System (SCS) acting in combination with 3-roll stands adjustable under load (AUL) and / or tension control. These features remarkably further improve the rolled tolerances and their reproducibility, and at the same time simplify the operation by means of an automated optimization of the process parameters for the rolled bars either by roll gap adjustment or control of the tension between the stands.
Another integral part of the RSB SCS is an innovative stand changing concept, which allows automatic stand changing within three minutes together with a Fast Remote Control (FRC) which enables the immediate adjustment of the roll gap against the rolling force (under load) within milliseconds. Size changes along the free-size range can also be made within the traditional billet gaps in less than five seconds.
A newly developed modular drive concept of the RSB SCS grants a smaller foot print in the layout, a drastically reduced oil-lubrication volume and a simplified maintenance schedule. Intelligent engineering leads furthermore to reduced hydraulic functions of the RSB SCS, which ensures a safe and environmentally friendly rolling.
With the new RSB SCS, FRIEDRICH KOCKS anticipates the permanently challenging techno-economical market requirements and aims to further expand its market leadership.
At the core of the future-oriented RSB SCS is a real-time closed-loop control system called Size Control System (SCS) acting in combination with 3-roll stands adjustable under load (AUL) and / or tension control. These features remarkably further improve the rolled tolerances and their reproducibility, and at the same time simplify the operation by means of an automated optimization of the process parameters for the rolled bars either by roll gap adjustment or control of the tension between the stands.
Another integral part of the RSB SCS is an innovative stand changing concept, which allows automatic stand changing within three minutes together with a Fast Remote Control (FRC) which enables the immediate adjustment of the roll gap against the rolling force (under load) within milliseconds. Size changes along the free-size range can also be made within the traditional billet gaps in less than five seconds.
A newly developed modular drive concept of the RSB SCS grants a smaller foot print in the layout, a drastically reduced oil-lubrication volume and a simplified maintenance schedule. Intelligent engineering leads furthermore to reduced hydraulic functions of the RSB SCS, which ensures a safe and environmentally friendly rolling.
With the new RSB SCS, FRIEDRICH KOCKS anticipates the permanently challenging techno-economical market requirements and aims to further expand its market leadership.
