Title

STATE-OF-THE-ART ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MACHINES FOR ROLLING MILL APPLICATIONS

STATE-OF-THE-ART ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MACHINES FOR ROLLING MILL APPLICATIONS

Authorship

Raele, Julio Cesar Enge; Asamer, Norbert

Raele, Julio Cesar Enge

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Asamer, Norbert

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DOI

10.5151/2594-5297-34018

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Abstract

ABRASIVE CUTTING IS THE IDEAL CUTTING TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE THE THROUGHPUT CAPACITY AS WELL AS THE FLEXIBILITY OF HOT ROLLING MILLS, MAINLY FOR LONG BUT ALSO FOR FLAT PRODUCTS. A HIGHER DEGREE OF AUTOMATION REDUCED OVERALL RUNNING COSTS AND AN IMPROVED QUALI-TY OF THE ROLLED PRODUCTS ARE AS WELL SUBSTANTIAL ADVANTAGES OF ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MA-CHINES COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL CUTTING TECHNIQUES. FOR THAT REASON, NEW ROLLING MILLS, IN PARTICULAR FOR SBQ PRODUCTS, ARE EQUIPPED WITH ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MACHINES. DURING RECENT YEARS, ALSO NUMEROUS EXISTING ROLLING MILLS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED BY RET-ROFITTING ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MACHINES. TO ACHIEVE BEST POSSIBLE RESULTS, HOWEVER, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MACHINES USED ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED AND PER-FECTLY TUNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION. TAKING LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS RECENTLY EXECUT-ED BY BRAUN AS EXAMPLES, THE CONCEPTS HOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF ROLLING MILL EQUIPMENT AND ROLLED PRODUCT ARE MET ARE DESCRIBED

ABRASIVE CUTTING IS THE IDEAL CUTTING TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE THE THROUGHPUT CAPACITY AS WELL AS THE FLEXIBILITY OF HOT ROLLING MILLS, MAINLY FOR LONG BUT ALSO FOR FLAT PRODUCTS. A HIGHER DEGREE OF AUTOMATION REDUCED OVERALL RUNNING COSTS AND AN IMPROVED QUALI-TY OF THE ROLLED PRODUCTS ARE AS WELL SUBSTANTIAL ADVANTAGES OF ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MA-CHINES COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL CUTTING TECHNIQUES. FOR THAT REASON, NEW ROLLING MILLS, IN PARTICULAR FOR SBQ PRODUCTS, ARE EQUIPPED WITH ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MACHINES. DURING RECENT YEARS, ALSO NUMEROUS EXISTING ROLLING MILLS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED BY RET-ROFITTING ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MACHINES. TO ACHIEVE BEST POSSIBLE RESULTS, HOWEVER, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE ABRASIVE CUT-OFF MACHINES USED ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED AND PERFECTLY TUNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION. TAKING LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS RECENTLY EXECUTED BY BRAUN AS EXAMPLES, THE CONCEPTS HOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF ROLLING MILL EQUIPMENT AND ROLLED PRODUCT ARE MET ARE DESCRIBED.

Keywords

Long products; Flat products; Process improvement; Quality improvement

Long products; Flat products; Process improvement; Quality improvement