Kocks Hosts "Open Day" to Present Latest Technology
07/27/2015 - On June 15, 2015 FRIEDRICH KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Hilden / Germany organized an "OPEN DAY" to present to the industry some of their main products at their manufacturing facilities in Bremen.
More than 50 delegates for the most renowned companies in the world made this event a great success.
For the first time the latest milestone in reducing and sizing technology for SBQ products, the newly developed RSB SCS® and its newly developed dynamic modular drive concept, were shown in workshop assembly. The delegates could also visualize the difference compared to the well-known C-Module design as an assembled RSB® of that type could be seen at the same time. Both machines were consequently shipped to their respective customers’ sites in China and Turkey after the event.
Further highlights of the event were two 3-roll stands for SBQ production; one with a nominal roll diameter of 370 mm and one of 500 mm for the so far biggest RSB® that KOCKS has ever made. A special feature of this 500 mm heavy-duty block that is in the process of being installed in China is the drive concept where every roll has its own motor.
In addition to the above, the computer aided pass and guide adjustment system CAPAS was shown together with a detailed demonstration of its calibration and operation. This system guarantees the absolute correctness of the adjustment of the rolls in the stand allowing the operator to obtain the first bar in tolerance.
Finally, an online simulation of thermo-mechanical rolling with water boxes was presented to show the water cooling line automation. The delegates could also see the KMS - KOCKS Microstructure Simulation software in operation, predicting and visualizing the temperature distribution along the mill line with resulting microstructure and mechanical properties. This cooling line technology is currently applied in two customers’ sites in Taiwan and China.
All of this gave the participants an insight into the company, its philosophy and the quality of the workmanship that are the backbone of KOCKS’s commitment to making their customers successful by creating the most advanced machinery and processes available in the industry.
For the first time the latest milestone in reducing and sizing technology for SBQ products, the newly developed RSB SCS® and its newly developed dynamic modular drive concept, were shown in workshop assembly. The delegates could also visualize the difference compared to the well-known C-Module design as an assembled RSB® of that type could be seen at the same time. Both machines were consequently shipped to their respective customers’ sites in China and Turkey after the event.
Further highlights of the event were two 3-roll stands for SBQ production; one with a nominal roll diameter of 370 mm and one of 500 mm for the so far biggest RSB® that KOCKS has ever made. A special feature of this 500 mm heavy-duty block that is in the process of being installed in China is the drive concept where every roll has its own motor.
In addition to the above, the computer aided pass and guide adjustment system CAPAS was shown together with a detailed demonstration of its calibration and operation. This system guarantees the absolute correctness of the adjustment of the rolls in the stand allowing the operator to obtain the first bar in tolerance.
Finally, an online simulation of thermo-mechanical rolling with water boxes was presented to show the water cooling line automation. The delegates could also see the KMS - KOCKS Microstructure Simulation software in operation, predicting and visualizing the temperature distribution along the mill line with resulting microstructure and mechanical properties. This cooling line technology is currently applied in two customers’ sites in Taiwan and China.
All of this gave the participants an insight into the company, its philosophy and the quality of the workmanship that are the backbone of KOCKS’s commitment to making their customers successful by creating the most advanced machinery and processes available in the industry.
