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PSM® technology from SMS Meer

New stainless steel rolling mill with core facilities

for FuJian WuHang

The Chinese company FuJian WuHang Stainless Steel from

ChangLe City, FuJian Province, has placed an order with

SMS Meer, Germany, for the supply of the core technologies for

construction of a new stainless steel rolling mill. The mill

produces wire rod and bar in coils.

The core facilities include a modern 3-roll PSM® (Precision Sizing

Mill) with hydraulic roll adjustment performed under load which

finish-rolls all final sizes from diameter 13 to 38 mm from a

single-pass family. Furthermore, the PSM® also produces all the

necessary initial cross-sections for the wire rod block.

The scope of supply of the PSM® includes the automatic stand-

changing system, the workshop for preparation of the stands and

guides, and also the CARTA® system which provides the specific

setting values depending on the product and dimension.

All the finished products of the 3-roll PSM® sizing block are coiled

on a newly designed coiler which ensures top quality by

producing scratch-free finished products, and optimum shaping,

height and coiling densities of the coils.

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Another core component is the wire rod finishing block with

MEERdrive® technology. The special feature of this facility is that

each stand is individually driven with a single motor. The wire rod

dimensions range from diameter 5 to 20 mm.

Completed is the supply package by a modern coil handling

system with several coil transportation routes for superior

martensitic, ferritic and austenitic grades.

“With these modern core facilities, FuJian WuHang will be able to

manufacture high-quality products very cost-effectively and with

maximum flexibility,” says Liu WeiGuo, Plant Director, FuJian

WuHang.

The mill has an annual production capacity of more than

300,000 t and rolls high-quality special steels.

Commissioning is scheduled for the 2nd quarter of 2013.

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SMS Meer GmbH is a company of the SMS group which, under the roof of the SMS Holding GmbH, consists of a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry. With more than 13,000 employees, the group generates sales of about EUR 3.5 billion.

PSM® (Precision Sizing Mill).

Wire rod finishing block with MEERdrive® technology.