Severstal TPZ Sheksna Commissions New Line from SMS Meer
09/13/2010 - Severstal TPZ Sheksna successfully commissioned in June 2010 the RD-410 welded tube line supplied by SMS Meer. The new line has an annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes; the main products are structurals that are used as supporting elements in the construction industry.
Severstal TPZ Sheksna, Russia, successfully commissioned in June 2010 the RD-410 welded tube line supplied by SMS Meer. The new line has an annual capacity of 300,000 tonnes.
The main products are structurals that are used as supporting elements in the construction of large buildings, for example. The line consists of a strip preparation section, spiral strip accumulator, the tube welding machine with straightedge forming section, the traveling cut-off unit, and the transport facilities with automatic bundler.
The roll stands are equipped with a quick-change system developed by SMS Meer. The quick size changing is said to be enhanced by the computer-aided CSS® Quicksetting System. Combined with the high line speed of up to 45 m/min, this permits efficient production and high productivity, according to SMS Meer.
Severstal TPZ started construction of the completely new works in Sheksna in 2007; it is now the first operative production facility in the newly established Sheksna Industrial Park located around 50 km from the Severstal main works in Cherepovets.
“Now we can use the rolled steel produced there not only for export, but also for the Russian market,” said Anatoly Kruchinin, CEO of Severstal Cherepovets, during the commissioning.
Michael Cottin, Vice-President for HF Welded Tube Plants at SMS Meer, said: “The demand for structurals of this kind is enormous; the potential applications are very diverse and will lead to a lasting change in the Russian construction industry.”
SMS Meer GmbH is a company of the SMS group, which is, under the roof of the holding SMS GmbH, a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry. It consists of the two business areas, SMS Siemag and SMS Meer. In 2009, some 9000 employees worldwide generated a turnover of EUR 3.9 billion.
