A basic repair of the sheet mill – 3000 was successfully completed at the PJSC " Ilyich Iron and Steel Works" of the Metinvest group. Investments for the realization of this program totaled 30 million grivnas (US$3.7 million).

A sufficient amount of work was done over the course of 15 days, including the modernization of the equipment. Specialists from the German firm REX ROTH (partner of the BOSCH concern) helped to change and modernize assembly units of the hydraulic station of the roughing stands.

Servicemen also fully reconstructed the transfer track of the finishing stands with the help of mobile machines, checked the condition of beds, repaired side trimming shears CKOHa-4, replaced the gears of the main and scrap cut, renewed the control system with consoles № 36, 39 and 40. Equipment was repaired and electrical equipment was fully repaired in the machine halls. Altogether, approximately 60% of the technological equipment of the mill has been repaired and changed.

The reconstruction of the equipment will allow the company to shorten the down-time, increase productivity and improve the qualitative performance, commented general director of the Ilyich works, Vladimyr Bokyo.

We renovated the sheet mill 3000 works complex without interruption according to the planned performance" underlined the general director of PJSS "Ilyich Iron and Steel Works" Vladimyr Boyko. – The reconstruction of rated capacities of the equipment will allow us to shorten the down-tine and to increase the combinat`s productivity and improve the qualitative performance.