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SINOBRAS Commissions SMS Meer Wire Rod and Bar Mill
Apr. 10, 2009 Siderúrgica Norte Brasil SA (SINOBRAS), Brazil, recently commissioned a wire rod and bar mill supplied by SMS Meer. The plant, which has an annual production capacity of 250,000 tonnes, is located in the district of Maraba, Para State, Brazil.
The mill’s main components comprise eight cantilever and six housingless stands in horizontal/vertical arrangement, a ten-stand wire-rod block with new drive equipment, and loop laying head and cooling conveyor (LCC®). The mill also includes a complete coil transport facility, high-speed delivery system (HSD®), and a cooling bed with bundling and tying facilities.
The SINOBRAS product mix comprises rebars in diameters from 6.35 to 25 mm via the cooling bed, and wire rod in diameters from 5.5 to 12 mm in coils via the loop laying head. All dimensions up to 16 mm are rolled via the ten-stand wire rod block.
SMS Meer acted as system integrator, supplying all the electrical and electronic equipment, controls and software for the mill automation. SMS Meer also provided supervision of erection and commissioning, as well as training of mill personnel.
SMS group is, under the holding SMS GmbH, a group of companies internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals industry. It consists of the two Business Areas SMS Siemag and SMS Meer, which jointly form SMS metallurgy. In 2008, some 8400 employees worldwide generated a turnover of more than EUR 3.5 billion.