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SMS Meer Modernizes Wire Rod Outlet for Amsteel Mills
12/23/2010 - Malaysian steel producer Amsteel Mills Sdn. Bhd. has placed an order with SMS Meer for the modernization of the wire rod outlet in the wire rod and bar mill at its Banting works in the state of Selangor. The modernization is to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2011.
Malaysian steel producer Amsteel Mills Sdn. Bhd. has placed an order with SMS Meer for the modernization of the wire rod outlet in the wire rod and bar mill at its Banting works in the state of Selangor. The mill was supplied by Danieli in 1995.
The modernization comprises the supply of new core components for the existing wire rod outlet. These include a ten-stand wire rod block with six stands of type 230 and four stands of type 160, four water boxes, pinch roll units, a high-speed loop laying head, and the coil forming chamber.
The automation system of the wire rod outlet also is to be updated. The CCT® (Controlled Cooling Technology) process model, developed by SMS Meer, forms part of the scope of supply as well.
The aim of the modernization at Amsteel Mills is to be able to roll 16-mm-diameter surface-quenched and tempered rebars on the wire rod and bar mill to improve mill availability and to increase production by raising the maximum rolling speed from 80 m/s to 105 m/s.
The modernization is to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2011.
Amsteel, together with Megasteel, belongs to the steel division of the Lion Group, a conglomerate with headquarters in Kuala Lumpur and one of the largest corporations in Malaysia.
SMS Meer GmbH is a company of the SMS group, which is, under the roof of the SMS Holding 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 2010, some 9000 employees worldwide generated a turnover of EUR 3.1 billion.
