STEEL + TECHNOLOGY 01/2019

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skin-pass mill with a maximum roll force of
1,500 t, a 60-t tension leveller, inspection
facilities and an exit and coil dispatching
system. The line will be designed to process
strip with thicknesses ranging from 0.6 to
4 mm and widths between 900 and 1,600
mm at a process speed of 370 m/min. The
maximal coil weight is 35 t.
• Primetals Technologies
Cold rolled black coil (Picture: Primetals Technologies)
Weifang Special Steel places order for second reducing and sizing block
Chinese special steel producer Weifang
Special Steel has placed another order
with Friedrich Kocks for a reducing and
sizing block (RSB ® ) in 5.0 design.
This is the second order from Weifang
Iron & Steel to Kocks within four months.
Weifang is headquartered in the province
of Shandong and mainly produces
carbon steel wire rod, welding wire and
SBQ for the automotive industry. The
Kocks RSB ® 5.0 will be used fro various
SBQ grades such as bearing and spring
steel for a diameter range from 18 to 60
Chengde Steel orders process lines for new cold strip complex
mm and a maximum speed of 18 m/s.
Commissioning is scheduled for the mid
of 2019.
• Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG
Chengde Steel Vanadium Titanium Cold-
Rolled Sheets has placed an order with
Primetals Technologies to supply a continuous
pickling line and a continuous
galvanizing line for a new cold rolling and
processing plant to be built in the company's
location in Chengde, Hebei province.
The continuous pickling line (CPL) will be
designed to process 1 million t/year of cold
strip, the continuous galvanizing line (CGL)
410,000 t/year.
The CPL will come with a side trimmer,
a scrap chopper and a skin-pass
mill featuring a maximum roll force of
1,500 t. Strip thicknesses from 1 to 8
mm may be processed, at widths of up
to 1,630 mm. Primetals Technologies is
also responsible for the engineering,
supply of the electrical and automation
systems and supervision of installation
and commissioning.
The equipment supplied for the CGL will
include a skin-pass mill with a roll force of
up to 1,200 t and a tension leveller. The
line will be able to process hot strip with
thicknesses between 1 and 6 mm as well
as cold strip with thicknesses ranging from
0.5 to 2.5 mm, likewise at a maximum
strip width of 1,630 mm. Both lines are
scheduled to come on stream in the third
quarter of 2019.
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Jiangsu Shagang to expand ladle furnace capacity
Primetals Technologies has received an
order from Jiangsu Shagang to supply a
third twin ladle furnace for the converter
steelworks in Zhangjiagang.
This means that a 140 t twin ladle furnace
will be added to the two existing 120 t twin
ladle furnaces, which were also supplied
by Primetals Technologies. The project is
scheduled to be completed by the end of
the second quarter of 2019. The additional
ladle furnace will enable the entire annual
production capacity of 2.8 million t of liquid
steel to be treated. Also, the new ladle
furnace will improve liquid steel quality for
use in a continuous casting machine and
allow for development of high value added
products.
Primetals Technologies
will be responsible for engineering
the twin ladle
furnace and supplying key
components. The scope of
supply also includes the associated
electrical and automation
equipment, such
as the Melt Expert electrode
control system and
associated Level 2 models.
Primetals Technologies will
also supervise installation
and commissioning, and train
the customer's staff.
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Twin ladle furnace in operation (Picture: Primetals Technologies)
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