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Universal rail and section mill for OAO Novokuznetsk Iron & Steel, Russia

Sep 7, 2010

OAO Novokuznetsk Iron & Steel, Russia, part of the EVRAZ Group, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for a new universal rail and section mill. The mill is designed for a capacity of 1.3 million t/a. 950,000 t of the annual production are rails, including 400,000 t per year of 100-m-long rails that can be used for highspeed rail tracks or also with hardened rail heads for high axle loads such as for heavy goods trains. In addition, beams, channels and round and square bars can be produced on this mill.

The order forms part of a modernization program for the existing rail production plant. The modernization will be carried out in several part-projects. For the hot rolling section, SMS Meer is to supply the rolling technology and the complete mechanical and electrical equipment and the automation system.

The latest CCS stands are used in the universal mill. This stand type is characterized by high frame rigidity, the possibility of hydraulic roll gap adjustment and fully automated stand changing. A laser profile gage is employed for inline measurement of the finished profiles.

The scope of supply also includes two roughing stands with manipulators, grip-type tilters upline and downline of the tandem stand group, all transport facilities, a hot saw, the media supply systems as well as the supervision of erection and commissioning, training of the customer’s personnel and spare parts.

This mill will be erected in the existing bays. The production standstill for changing the rolling mill will be only four months.

The mill is scheduled to go into production in October 2012.

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