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SMS Meer to Supply ArcelorMittal Hochfeld with Wire Rod Mill
10/13/2010 - An order placed with SMS Meer two years ago by ArcelorMittal Hochfeld GmbH for the supply of a complete high-capacity wire rod mill has been reinstated. The mill is expected to commence production in spring 2012.
ArcelorMittal Hochfeld GmbH placed an order with SMS Meer two years ago for the supply of a complete high-capacity wire rod mill for quality steel, but the order was suspended by the customer due to the economic downturn. The order was recently reinstated and the mill is expected to commence production in spring 2012.
The wire rod blocks will be equipped with a new individual drive technology, called MEERdrive®, developed by SMS Meer. The new wire rod mill is designed for an annual capacity of 690,000 tonnes.
SMS Meer’s scope of supply comprises a walking-beam furnace, the mechanical and electrical equipment of the mill train, all the supply systems, the coil handling equipment, the entire rolling and cooling technology, as well as the erection and installation.
The walking-beam furnace for billets measuring 155 mm square will have a capacity of 120 tonnes per hour. A four-stand roughing train comprises HL (HousingLess) stands with downstream free runout and an intermediate train consisting of 14 CL (CantiLever) stands, each in horizontal and vertical arrangement. The wire rod outlet features a cooling and equalizing section in loop arrangement, a six-stand wire rod block with MEERdrive and a four-stand FRS® (Flexible Reduction and Sizing) block with MEERdrive, both in UHD (Ultra-Heavy Duty) arrangement.
The wire rod block and FRS block are each followed by a water cooling line. SMS Meers says the heart of the mill is the FRS together with the cooling and equalizing section. Scope of supply includes a 104-meter-long loop cooling conveyor LCC® for intensive and retarded cooling, three water cooling lines, and the CCT® (Controlled Cooling Technology) system developed by SMS Meer.
These facilities allow wire rod to be produced over the full size range from 5.5 to 25.0 mm by means of temperature-controlled rolling. Ultra-fine microstructures can be achieved especially for cold-heading grades by thermomechanical rolling. The maximum rolling speed at the loop laying head is 120 meters per second for 5.5-mm wire rod.
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, about 9000 employees worldwide generated a turnover of EUR 3.9 billion.
