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Electric drives replace pneumatics at steel plant
User application article One of the main benefits of replacing a pneumatic positioning system at a steel plant with electrical drives reliability, as the steelmaker said it does not have to keep adjusting them.
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) (11 July 2008)
Airknife steel strip drying system saves costs
User application article A blower powered airknife drying system saved costs and achieved a rapid payback in removing coolant and lubricant from the surface of steel strip. Brochure available
News from Air Control Industries ( 1 April 2008)
Single strand wire rod mill can be expanded
A single strand wire rod mill design allows for future expansion to two strands for rod production of up to one million tonnes per year.
News from Morgan Construction Company (15 February 2008)
Mill guide upgrades improve product tolerance
Bar mill has had its mill guides upgraded and reports a reduction in 'cobbles' as well as improvements in product tolerances and mill utilisation.
News from Morgan Construction Company (21 November 2007)
Chinese metal producers order more automation
In a continuing drive to update rolling mills, Chinese ferrous and non-ferrous plants are ordering more automation systems including gap control.
News from Industrial Automation Services (14 November 2007)
Compact double acting belt drive chosen
User application article A double-acting version of a belt driven system was chosen by an aluminium coil rolling mill for its speed, response and compactness for a limited mounting space. Brochure available
News from HepcoMotion (30 October 2007)
Hot rolling mill gearbox repaired fast
User application article Following catastrophic hot rolling mill gearbox failure, engineers removed damaged gears, manufacturing new units and recommissioned the gearbox just 46 days later.
News from David Brown Engineering (29 October 2007)
Heavy pair of wormwheel gearboxes made
User application article A UK company has manufacturued the heaviest pair of wormwheel gearboxes in its history - each weighs 25 tonnes - for a steel mill in Asia.
News from Renold Gears ( 2 October 2007)
Rolling mill revamp to raise output rate
Looking to raise capacity an use a more modern mill design, an Australian mill has awarded a contact for a complete mill revamp, including replacing rolling stands of 1923 vintage.
News from Morgan Construction Company (17 September 2007)
Coil bar outlet has heat retention tunnel
Bar in coil outlet incorporates a heat retention tunnel to achieve specific mechanical properties in special steels, including high alloyed and microalloyed steels as well as cold heading grade steel.
News from Morgan Construction Company (21 August 2007)
Turkish Cable maker buys copper rod mill
Turkish Cable maker is setting up a new copper rod mill, supplied by Morgan Construction Company, USA, to feed feed material for its wire and cable plants.
News from Morgan Construction Company ( 2 August 2007)
Inverter drive saves rolling mill GBP 16,000/year
User application article Since installing an inverter drive package at a rolling mill producing copper and copper alloy strip products, a saving of GBP 16,000/year has been realised.
News from Deritend Engineering Services ( 9 July 2007)
Bar mill's new rod outlet boosts output
A rod outlet to be added to an existing bar mill will produce 5.5mm to 16mm diameter stainless steel rod at a 100% mill rolling rate of 65 tonnes per hour.
News from Morgan Construction Company (18 April 2007)
Latest furnace expands rolled metal products
User application article To reduce heat treatment costs and generate new business a rolling mill is using a new furnace's accurate heating to develop additional services in rolling, heat treatment and straightening work.
News from Meltech Engineering (17 April 2007)
Pit furnace fuelling to raise mill capacity
User application article Four pit furnaces at a French steel rolling mill will in a performance guarantee contract, during 2007-2008 be converted into full oxyfuel operation to boost the rolling mill capacity.
News from Linde Gas (22 March 2007)
New gearbox speeds mill
User application article A rod mill is running faster thanks to an improvement to the No-Twist Mill gear increaser implemented by Morgan Construction.
News from Morgan Construction Company (19 March 2007)
Beam mill shearing is now semi-automatic
User application article As part of the semi-automation at a beam rolling mill the shear controls have been relocated to the plant's cogging platform where the semi-automated operation requires less manual supervision.
News from Converteam (14 March 2007)
Rolled steel plate gauge measures economically
User application article A measuring gauge for steel plate production measures steel plate in the range 6mm to 150mm with an accuracy of less than +/-160 micron, which is within the tolerance range required by the user mill.
News from Converteam (14 March 2007)
Mill hydraulic fluid resists heat and fire
User application article A steel reinforcement bars producer has introduced a fire-resistant hydraulic fluid into the into the rolling mill control systems to reduce fire risks near flames and hot surfaces.
News from Houghton Plc ( 7 March 2007)
Wire rod mill working speeds raised
A reducing sizing mill, two shears with an uplooper, five housingless stands and eight gear boxes will upgrade a wire rod mill, increasing billet size and speed.
News from Morgan Construction Company (12 February 2007)
Drives and automation system for wire rod mill
User application article Morgan Construction has provided and installed new drives and an automation system for QASCO Dubai's wire rod mill in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which has seen production rates increase.
News from Morgan Construction Company ( 5 February 2007)
Drives/automation upgrade raises mill output
User application article A drives and automation upgrade on a wire rod mill has increased production output by 25% by upping rolling speeds to 55m/s for low carbon and alloy steels.
News from Morgan Construction Company ( 2 February 2007)
Bar and wire mills - avoiding 'cobbles'
Technical background article Controling the kinematic parameters of continuous rolling mill trains, described by the authors, features measurement of angular speeds of the rollers using magnetic field sensors.
News from Donix (29 January 2007)
India selects advanced film bearing technology
Advanced oil film bearing technology for rolling mills will be installed in a new plate mill built by Delhi, India-based Jindal Steel and Power.
News from Morgan Construction Company (18 January 2007)
Steel wire rolling line to raise Polish output
The addition of a new wire rolling line to an existing Polish bar and wire rod mill will output wire from 5mm to 25mm in diameter at up to 150 tonnes/h or 110m/s.
News from Morgan Construction Company (10 January 2007)
High speed wire rod mill outlet order
Morgan Construction has been awarded a contract for a high speed wire rod mill outlet, its sixth mill order from the Zhangjiagang Shajing Steel.
News from Morgan Construction Company ( 7 December 2006)
Rolling mill bearings lower operations costs
Bearings supplied to a Turkish steel mill are claimed to have the most advanced oil film bearing technology in the world and help lower investment and operations costs.
News from Morgan Construction Company ( 1 December 2006)
Indian rod mill will operate at up to 120m/s
Designed for a maximum speed of 120m/s, a rod mill will be one of the largest capacity single-strand rod mills in the Toranagallu region in India.
News from Morgan Construction Company (21 November 2006)
Outlet and compactors speed single strand rod mill
A rod outlet and two compactors for a new single strand rod mill will allow it to enter the rod market producing 5.5 to 20mm plain rod and 6 to 16mm ribbed bar at 150tonnes/h.
News from Morgan Construction Company (31 October 2006)
No Twist Mill, pinch roll, laying head, nozzle
Morgan Construction has been awarded the contract for a rod outlet and two compactors for a new single strand rod mill under construction for Zhejiang Yuanli Metal Product Group.
News from Morgan Construction Company (24 October 2006)
Hot mill bearing assembly order placed
Morgan Construction Company has received a significant order from Hyundai Steel for multiple sets of Morgoil KL bearings in bearing assemblies for the Mitsubishi hot strip mill at Hyundai.
News from Morgan Construction Company ( 4 September 2006)
Pressure sensors operate on rolling mills
Pressure sensors perform in the rugged environments of the steel and aluminum industry and are a direct plug-in for steel mill applications including rolling mills, pumps as well as coolant systems.
News from American Sensor Technologies ( 4 September 2006)
Safety upgrade cuts pipe mill cycle time
User application article A 42in pipe mill has gained a potential 17% increase in throughput on a 'tab attach' process by upgrading safety relays to modular safety controllers that monitor cranes and light curtains.
News from Pilz Automation Technology ( 4 September 2006)
Complex software controls sheet cooling system
User application article Automatic control of cooling temperature along 95% of strip length of 4mm stock with the deviation within 10 deg C for the stock thickness 4mm resulted in mill yield increase.
News from Donix (28 July 2006)
Rolling mill operators get rel-time operation data
Software that gives rolling mill operators precise and reliable real-time information on operations and on the products during production will help a Brazilian mill run more effectively.
News from Morgan Construction Company (24 July 2006)
Korean mill to get latest bearing technology
The Korean Group, POSCO, has ordered multiple sets of Morgoil bearings - with latest thin wall sleeve technology - for installtion in the revamped hot strip mill No 3 at the Gwangyang works.
News from Morgan Construction Company (20 July 2006)
First reducing sizing mill built in South America
Morgan Construction has been awarded the contract for a new combination bar and rod mill for Acindar in Villa Constitucion, Argentina, which will be the first reducing sizing mill in South America.
News from Morgan Construction Company (30 June 2006)
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