Morgan Commissions Brandenburg Mill Upgrade
11/01/2005 - Morgan Construction Co. has successfully commissioned an upgrade that it designed, built and installed to the four-strand rod mill of BES Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke GmbH, Germany.
Morgan Construction Co. has successfully commissioned an upgrade that it designed, built and installed to the four-strand rod mill of BES Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke GmbH, Germany.
The upgrade included supply and installation of Morgan’s new high-efficiency cooling nozzles, side-shifting water boxes, and Morgan’s Enhanced Temperature Control System (METCS™) to all four strands.
The new equipment was designed to increase the mill’s efficiency, while the METCS system will help to provide mill operators with the ability to closely control and monitor process temperatures. The upgrade covers the mill’s full product range of 5.5 to 16 mm.
Morgan says the upgrade will allow the mill to increase its annual yield by 11%, which translates to a payback for the cost of the upgrade within its first quarter of operation. Morgan notes that this projection does not include the improved electrical efficiency and fluids conservation, inherent in the new equipment and controls, which will provide additional savings to them.
Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke is part of the RIVA Group, of Milan, Italy, a leader in steel production in Europe. The Brandenburg mill produces rod at a speed of 95 meters per second, with annual output of 1.5 million tons per year.
Morgan Construction designs and produces high-quality rolling mill products and services for the metal industry worldwide.
