Shijiazhuang Iron & Steel, P.R. China, recently started up its new Danieli Morgårdshammar large size bar mill for automotive special steels.

The new 500,000 tonne/year bar mill is designed to produce 50- to 150-mm diameter SBQ bars with strict dimensional tolerances, optimal surface quality and suitable technological properties, at rates of up to 100 tonne/hour.

The 15-stand bar mill is made up of SHS housingless stands in H and V arrangement with automatic fast changing facilities. The mill features also a Danieli Automation HiProfile® laser measuring unit. The state-of-the-art finishing facilities, featuring slow and natural cooling, enable on-line thermal treatment of bars, according to needs.

First bars were rolled and the commissioning stage was started on June 30.