The Henan Jiyuan Iron & Steel Co Ltd has ordered a wire rod outlet from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for its first imported rod mill that will produce higher quality steel grade products for the company. The rod outlet is to be installed on a Chinese made roughing intermediate mill. Siemens will supply all high speed equipment from the pre finishing mill to the coil transfer system to the power and free coil handling system. The scope of supply includes a two stand Vee pre finishing mill an eight stand Vee No Twist finishing mill and a four stand Reducing/Sizing Mill. Supply will also include an intelligent pinch roll and laying head arrangement a high speed shear arrangement before the No-Twist Mill, guides for all three mills, intermediate intelligent pinch roll, water boxes, Stelmor conveyor and reform station. The scope also includes several Morgan proprietary control systems. Designed to produce up to 150tns of wire rod per hour, the new rod outlet will provide the tolerances and quality required to produce alloy steels, spring steel and bearing steels. Annual production is expected to be 600,000tns of 5 to 25mm rods and 6 to 16mm HRBF rebar. Siemens VAI will supervise the installation and commissioning of the rod outlet. The project is scheduled to be completed by late 2011.
