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Kobelco Millcon Steel modernizes wire rod mill with Primetals Technologies equipment

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To increase its local supply of special steel products, Kobelco Millcon Steel Co., Ltd. is modernizing a wire rod mill in Rayong, Thailand with equipment supplied by Primetals Technologies. When completed in May 2017, the Thailand mill will supply steel rods for automotive parts. Upgrades to the mill include new mill stand gear drives, water boxes, pinch rolls and laying heads and the latest design stepless reform. In addition, Primetals Technologies will install a Morgan Reducing Sizing Mill (RSM) with a quick change feature to produce thermomechanically rolled (TMR) products and improve tolerances, mechanical properties and coil packages. Speed guarantees for the 480,000 ton per year mill will be 110 m/s, with a maximum rolling rate of up to 120 tons per hour.


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