Title

TEKISUN™ REDUCING/SIZING MILL ADVANTAGES AND APPLICATIONS

TEKISUN™ REDUCING/SIZING MILL ADVANTAGES AND APPLICATIONS

Authorship

M. SHORE, S.

M. SHORE, S.

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DOI

10.5151/2594-5297-LA5747

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Abstract

The driving force of the wire rod industry like most other industries is the requirements of the downstream user—in this case, the wire drawer. Traditionally, the tightest rod tolerances specified by wire drawers have been no better than ±0.2 mm at a 70% ovality, with most requiring only ±0.3 mm. These specifications have developed over time as a direct result of the limited capabilities of most rod mills. Stagnation over the years in rod section quality, coupled with ever-increasing environmental restrictions on chemical descaling, is forcing the wire drawer to demand a revolution in wire rod mill technology. Since 1888, Morgan Construction Company has brought most of the technological revolutions to the modern rod mill industry—from the development of the Stelmor™ conveyor and No-Twist Mill™ in the 1960s to the "Vee" No-Twist Mill™, Tempcore process, and Stelmor™ Optiflex dampers in the 1980s. Now, Morgan leads the latest revolution with the introduction of the Tekisun™ Reducing/Sizing Mill (RSM). With RSM already installed and successfully operating at both USS/Kobe (USA) and ISCOR (South Africa), the wire drawer’s requirements for tomorrow are already being met and exceeded today.

The driving force of the wire rod industry like most other industries is the requirements of the downstream user—in this case, the wire drawer. Traditionally, the tightest rod tolerances specified by wire drawers have been no better than ±0.2 mm at a 70% ovality, with most requiring only ±0.3 mm. These specifications have developed over time as a direct result of the limited capabilities of most rod mills. Stagnation over the years in rod section quality, coupled with ever-increasing environmental restrictions on chemical descaling, is forcing the wire drawer to demand a revolution in wire rod mill technology. Since 1888, Morgan Construction Company has brought most of the technological revolutions to the modern rod mill industry—from the development of the Stelmor™ conveyor and No-Twist Mill™ in the 1960s to the "Vee" No-Twist Mill™, Tempcore process, and Stelmor™ Optiflex dampers in the 1980s. Now, Morgan leads the latest revolution with the introduction of the Tekisun™ Reducing/Sizing Mill (RSM). With RSM already installed and successfully operating at both USS/Kobe (USA) and ISCOR (South Africa), the wire drawer’s requirements for tomorrow are already being met and exceeded today.

Keywords

Tekisun™ Reducing/Sizing Mill; technological revolutions; wire drawing

Tekisun™ Reducing/Sizing Mill; technological revolutions; wire drawing