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News Release from: Morgan Construction Company | Subject: Single strand wire rod mill - Votorantim Metais
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 February 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.
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 Morgan Construction Company has won a contract to supply a single strand wire rod mill for Votorantim Metais in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 22 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Morgan Construction Company has received an order to upgrade Connecticut Steel Corporation's (CSC) single-strand mill to produce largedr rod sizes.
The project design allows for future expansion to two strands for rod production of up to one million tonnes per year.
The mill will roll plain rod from 5.5mm to 24mm and HYQST rebar from 6.35mm to 16mm.
Rolling speed for the 5.5mm rod will be guaranteed at 105m/s.
Initial furnace capacity should produce 120 tonnes/h, rising to 180 tonnes/h when the second strand is built.
Project manager at Morgan Construction, Ricardo Cruz, said: "This mill incorporates the highest level of technology to achieve the greatest mill efficiency.
It will enable Votorantim Metais to grow and maintain a competitive position in the marketplace".
Morgan's scope of supply includes hot and cold billet charging equipment, a 28-stand mill comprised of a roughing, and intermediate mill, a pre-finishing mill of three 'vee' style mini blocks, a 10 stand No Twist Mill, side shifting water boxes, four intelligent pinch rolls, a laying head, Stelmor conveyor, a reforming station with ring distributor, vertical pallet system with a transfer car onto horizontal hook system, compactor and unloading station.
Morgan will supervise the mill commissioning, expected to be in the second quarter of 2009.
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