The Chinese company FuJian WuHang Stainless Steel from ChangLe City, FuJian Province, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of the core technologies for construction of a new stainless steel rolling mill. The mill produces wire rod and bar in coils.
The core facilities include a modern 3-roll PSM® (Precision Sizing Mill) with hydraulic roll adjustment performed under load which finish-rolls all final sizes from diameter 13 to 38 mm from a single-pass family. Furthermore, the PSM® also produces all the necessary initial cross-sections for the wire rod block.
The scope of supply of the PSM® includes the automatic stand-changing system, the workshop for preparation of the stands and guides, and also the CARTA® system which provides the specific setting values depending on the product and dimension.
All the finished products of the 3-roll PSM® sizing block are coiled on a newly designed coiler which ensures top quality by producing scratch-free finished products, and optimum shaping, height and coiling densities of the coils.
Another core component is the wire rod finishing block with MEERdrive® technology. The special feature of this facility is that each stand is individually driven with a single motor. The wire rod dimensions range from diameter 5 to 20 mm.
Completed is the supply package by a modern coil handling system with several coil transportation routes for superior martensitic, ferritic and austenitic grades.
“With these modern core facilities, FuJian WuHang will be able to manufacture high-quality products very cost-effectively and with maximum flexibility,” says Liu WeiGuo, Plant Director, FuJian WuHang.
The mill has an annual production capacity of more than 300,000 t and rolls high-quality special steels.
Commissioning is scheduled for the 2nd quarter of 2013.