LONG PRODUCTS BULLETIN - SMS Meer GmbH

Innovative CS roll stands
56 Newsletter No. 1/2008
Long-product mills
Hoesch Schwerter Profile:
revamp of rolling mill for special sections
New order
Hoesch Schwerter Profile
GmbH, a company of the Italian
Calvi Holding S.r.l., selected
SMS Meer to modernize
its rolling mill for special sections.
The goals of this proj -
ect are to increase the mill’s
availability, yield and flexibility
and to improve the quality
of the finished products.
Tailor-made modernization concept.
The existing roll stands will be replaced
with modern compact stands. Grip-type
tilters and centering devices will ensure
the optimal material entry conditions
which are indispensable for the rolling of
special sections. Special investments in
areas of the continuous finishing line and
the further processing facilities are also
essential parts of the entire modernization
concept.
Innovative CS roll stands. The special
sections produced by Hoesch Schwerter
Profile GmbH are tailored to the needs and
requirements of the end users and have to
meet highest standards in terms of precision
and surface quality. Therefore, the
customer decided to employ SMS Meer’s
innovative CS stands (Compact Stands)
with automatic high-speed stand changing.
High stand rigidity. The new change
stands feature maximum rigidity and require
little maintenance. Offering great
flexibility, the CS change-stand concept is
ideally suited for the rolling of special sections.
The made-to-measure stand solution
provides for the re-use of existing rolls and
guides, making the revamp of the specialsection
mill highly cost-efficient.
Scope of supply. SMS Meer will supply
the mechanical and electrical equipment
as well as the automation for the new CS
stands, descaling devices and grip-type
tilters, stand-changing and assembly area
equipment as well as the required utility
systems. Training of customer’s personnel
and supervision of erection and commissioning
are likewise included in our
package.
This revamp measure will help Hoesch
Schwerter Profile GmbH expand its leading
position as a producer of special sections
and strengthen its market position.
New order
Jiexiu Xintai Iron & Steel Co.,
based in the Chinese pro v -
ince of Shanxi, has contracted
SMS Meer to supply a section
mill for the rolling of
beams with web heights between
200 and 1,000 mm.
Designed for an annual capacity of 1.2 million
t, the mill will further increase China’s
production capacity for parallel-flanged
beams to meet the high domestic demand.
Hot commissioning of the mill is
scheduled for the fall of 2009.
CS reversing stand during erection.
SMS Meer supplies eighth section mill to China
Beam mill for Jiexiu Xintai
SMS Meer’s supply package includes the
planning and engineering, the key equipment,
the training of customer’s personnel
as well as the supervision of erection and
commissioning.
The rolling mill will be equipped with our
universal stands in CCS ® design (Compact
Cartridge Stand). The hydraulic adjustment
control system and the high rigidity
of the mill stands permit to roll finished
products with close tolerances. The 9roller
CRS ® compact roller straightener
features straightening rollers that are
mounted in bearings on both sides, hydraulic
adjustment and automatic straight-