Saarstahl's Neunkirchen Works produces with new wire rod outlet

摘要

After the new loop cooling section had been commissioned on schedule at the beginning of 2016 as part of the first construction phase, the second phase of construction has now also been successfully completed so that dimensions from 14 to 27 millimeters in diameter can now be finish-rolled on a MEERdrive~(R)(PLUS) block. On the second day, 16-millimeters-diameter wire rod was already being rolled with a tolerance of± 0.05 millimeters. The first defined objective of the new wire rod outlet, namely closer tolerances for the wire rod dimensions, was thus achieved. This second construction phase represented the most extensive modernization step. The heart of the installation is a four-stand MEERdrive~(R)(PLUS) block with quick-change facility that rolls finished dimensions from 5.5 to 27 millimeters in diameter. Together with new movable cooling sections, a high-speed shear upline of the MEERdrive~(R)(PLUS) block and two movable loop laying heads, Saarstahl can now react faster and more flexibly to the demands of its customers.