FRIEDRICH KOCKS Receives Order from China Steel Corp.
01/21/2014 - China Steel Corp. (CSC) has placed another with FRIEDRICH KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG order for the delivery of a 3-roll reducing and sizing block (RSB) and the process and equipment for temperature-controlled rolling (LTR).
CSC is the largest steel producer in Taiwan, with an annual production capacity of more than 10 million tons of crude steel. FRIEDRICH KOCKS is a family-owned enterprise based in Hilden, Germany.
The objective of this order is to increase the productivity and the product quality of bar mill #2. The decision in favor of the RSB in heavy duty design was based on the positive experience with the operational reliability of equipment already delivered by Kocks, as well as the quality of the finished products.
Already in 2001, the very first 3-roll RSB in C-Module design was installed in bar mill #1. This machine was recently revamped with the addition of heavy duty stands. In a bay in the immediate vicinity, bar mill #2 is situated where the new heavy duty RSB is used as finishing block. The RSB will be equipped with 5 stands with a nominal roll diameter of 300 mm for rolling at low temperatures. The 3-roll block produces all SBQ grades in coils within the dimensional range of 17.0 to 55.0 mm Ø out of only four entry cross-sections coming from the roughing and intermediate mill. In addition, the configuration program BAMICON calculates the optimum adjusting values for motor speed, rolls and guides, as well as the gear stages depending on the requested finished product.
Besides the RSB, with a quick automatic stand changing system, the order includes the stand and roll shop with quick roll change and CAPAS, the computer-aided system for precise adjustment of roll and guides in the stand, as well as the configuration program BAMICON. Furthermore, the scope of supply includes the complete LTR-process with process know-how and hardware engineering. The supply package is completed by assembly supervision, commissioning and training of CSC’s personnel.
Delivery of the equipment is planned for the third quarter of 2014.
After installation of the 3-roll RSB as well as the LTR-process and equipment in bar mill #2, CSC will be able to strengthen and expand its market position through a trouble-free and economic production of high-quality bars in SBQ grades.
The objective of this order is to increase the productivity and the product quality of bar mill #2. The decision in favor of the RSB in heavy duty design was based on the positive experience with the operational reliability of equipment already delivered by Kocks, as well as the quality of the finished products.
Already in 2001, the very first 3-roll RSB in C-Module design was installed in bar mill #1. This machine was recently revamped with the addition of heavy duty stands. In a bay in the immediate vicinity, bar mill #2 is situated where the new heavy duty RSB is used as finishing block. The RSB will be equipped with 5 stands with a nominal roll diameter of 300 mm for rolling at low temperatures. The 3-roll block produces all SBQ grades in coils within the dimensional range of 17.0 to 55.0 mm Ø out of only four entry cross-sections coming from the roughing and intermediate mill. In addition, the configuration program BAMICON calculates the optimum adjusting values for motor speed, rolls and guides, as well as the gear stages depending on the requested finished product.
Besides the RSB, with a quick automatic stand changing system, the order includes the stand and roll shop with quick roll change and CAPAS, the computer-aided system for precise adjustment of roll and guides in the stand, as well as the configuration program BAMICON. Furthermore, the scope of supply includes the complete LTR-process with process know-how and hardware engineering. The supply package is completed by assembly supervision, commissioning and training of CSC’s personnel.
Delivery of the equipment is planned for the third quarter of 2014.
After installation of the 3-roll RSB as well as the LTR-process and equipment in bar mill #2, CSC will be able to strengthen and expand its market position through a trouble-free and economic production of high-quality bars in SBQ grades.
