Saarstahl AG, a producer of quality steel for rolled and forged finished products with German locations in Völklingen, Burbach and Neunkirchen, has recently issued final acceptance to SMS group for the expansion of the high-capacity wire rod mill at their Burbach location.
Saarstahl commissioned SMS group to expand the single-strand roughing mill of its four-strand wire rod mill, to employ larger initial pass sections (180 x 180 millimeters), improve the rolling conditions and secure competitiveness in the long term. Besides the expansion of the four-stand roughing mill by two additional stands, this modernization measure included a shear, a four-strand switch and a four-strand pinch roll unit. After the expanded wire rod mill was handed over to the customer on time and ready for production the production tests took place. The modernization project was successfully completed about two months before the deadline.
With the expansion of the single-strand roughing mill initial pass sections can now be employed without any reconstruction measures. The final cross section of the roughing train is equal for all initial pass sections and will now be distributed onto the four strands of the wire rod mill by means of the new switch.
