LONG PRODUCTS BULLETIN - SMS Meer GmbH

New order
Greater availability. The goals of this expansion
are to increase the availability of
the rolling mill by reducing the changing,
set-up and tuning times, and to optimize
spare-parts stocking. All these procedures
will be simplified thanks to the introduction
of uniform stands in one size in the intermediate
and the finishing train.
Uniform stands. Comprising four horizontal,
one vertical and three convertible housingless
stands (HL), the new continuous intermediate
and finishing trains will replace
the existing rolling mill. SMS Meer’s scope
also includes the supply of all gearboxes,
spindles, holders and protective equipment.
A flying shear, various interstand facilities,
quick-change devices and tools, hydraulic
and lubrication systems as well as
an additional12 change cassettes complete
our scope. All equipment will be pretested
in SMS Meer’s shops before delivery.
Automation. The automation package includes
a PLC (Control Logix/Flex Logix)
and the corresponding software for the
HL stands.
50 Newsletter No. 2/2008
Long-product mills
Modernization of bar mill No.1
Nucor Steel, USA: New intermediate
and finishing trains for Darlington
Responding to an order recently received from Nucor Steel
Darlington (Nucor Bar Mill Group), SMS Meer will supply a new
intermediate and a new finishing train for the bar mill No. 1 in
Darlington, South Carolina / USA. Delivery is scheduled for the
end of 2009 / beginning of 2010.
new stand controls. The new system will
be linked to the existing system via an interface.
SMS Meer will also be responsible
for the supervision of erection and
commissioning.
Comprehensive revamping. This present
investment is part of an extensive modernization
program launched by Nucor to
bring all its facilities up to the state of the
art to strengthen its competitive edge.
Eleven section mills at Nucor Bar Mill
Group. Nucor Steel operates as many as
eleven section mills at its US locations in
South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Utah,
New York, Alabama, Illinois, Mississippi,
Washington, Ohio and Connecticut. These
mills produce concrete reinforcing bars,
hot-rolled bars, rod, light shapes, structural
angles and channels, wire mesh and
guard rails of C-steels and alloyed grades.
The products cover a whole range of applications
in market segments such as
agriculture, automotive construction, civil
construction, energy, furniture, mechani-
HL stand.
cal engineering, metal construction, rail
traffic, shipbuilding, heavy-load trucks and
trailers. Four of the section mills were built
by Nucor itself between 1969 and 1981.
The remaining seven mills have been
purchased since 2000, including the acquisitions
of Marion Steel Company in
2005 and of Connecticut Steel Corporation
in 2006. Altogether, the eleven section
mills have a total capacity of approx.
8,060,000 tpy.
Latest orders
n Arcelor-Mittal Hochfeld GmbH,
Germany. High-production wire rod
mill with FRS ® block (Flexible Reduc -
tion and Sizing) for quality steel grades,
especially cold heading grades.
n Arcelor-Mittal Monlevades S.A.,
Brazil. High-production wire rod mill
with the possibility of adding a second
strand and an FRS ® block.