Primetals Technologies supplies ERT-EBROS billet welding system for Yongfeng Steel bar rolling mill

摘要

Chinese steel producer Shandong Laigang Yongfeng Steel Corp. (Yongfeng Steel) has placed an order with Primetals Technologies to supply ERT-EBROS endless rolling technology for the company's existing bar rolling mill in Qihe, Shandong province. The aim is to boost plant output and utilization levels by three to six percent. The system welds together billets intended for rolling, thus enabling a continuous rolling process with a consistently high product quality. The new ERT-EBROS plant is scheduled to commence operation in the second quarter of 2017 and wiII pay for itself within 18 months. It is the first system of its kind in China.