http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/indexes/categorybrowsemb.html Rolling mills and equipment latest news on Manufacturingtalk en-gb Copyright (C)2008 Pro-Talk Ltd. All rights reserved. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 UT Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 UT http://www.pro-talk.com/images/protalklogo90.gif http://www.pro-talk.com/ 90 79 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. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/abb/abb239.html A blower powered airknife drying system saved costs and achieved a rapid payback in removing coolant and lubricant from the surface of steel strip. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT Air Control Industries http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aci/aci148.html 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. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor155.html Bar mill has had its mill guides upgraded and reports a reduction in 'cobbles' as well as improvements in product tolerances and mill utilisation. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor153.html In a continuing drive to update rolling mills, Chinese ferrous and non-ferrous plants are ordering more automation systems including gap control. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT Industrial Automation Services http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ius/ius124.html 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. Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT HepcoMotion http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/hep/hep176.html Following catastrophic hot rolling mill gearbox failure, engineers removed damaged gears, manufacturing new units and recommissioned the gearbox just 46 days later. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT David Brown Engineering http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dav/dav120.html A UK company has manufacturued the heaviest pair of wormwheel gearboxes in its history - each weighs 25 tonnes - for a steel mill in Asia. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT Renold Gears http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ren/ren120.html 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. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor152.html 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. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor151.html 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. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor150.html 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. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT Deritend Engineering Services http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/deq/deq102.html 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. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor149.html 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. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT Meltech Engineering http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mfs/mfs105.html 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. Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT Linde Gas http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/lhn/lhn101.html A rod mill is running faster thanks to an improvement to the No-Twist Mill gear increaser implemented by Morgan Construction. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor148.html 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. Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT Converteam http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ckk/ckk100.html 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. Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT Converteam http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ckk/ckk101.html 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. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT Houghton Plc http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/hoh/hoh107.html 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. Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor147.html 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. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor146.html 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. Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor145.html 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. Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT Donix http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/doi/doi106.html 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. Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor143.html 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. Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor142.html Morgan Construction has been awarded a contract for a high speed wire rod mill outlet, its sixth mill order from the Zhangjiagang Shajing Steel. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor141.html 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. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor140.html 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. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor139.html 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. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor138.html 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. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor137.html 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. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor122.html 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. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:00:00 UT American Sensor Technologies http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ahy/ahy109.html 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. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 08:00:00 UT Pilz Automation Technology http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pil/pil241.html 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. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT Donix http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/doi/doi103.html 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. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor121.html 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. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor120.html 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. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT Morgan Construction Company http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mor/mor119.html