TPT January 2019

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Primetals to modernise Kamran Steel rebar mill in Pakistan

x 130mm billets with a maximum length of 3m will be used, and the rebar mill will be able to roll up to 30 metric tons of steel bar per hour. Primetals Technologies is responsible for engineering the plant and will supply the required process equipment as well as electrics and automation. The mechanical supply includes revamping of the reheating furnace run out roller in order to allow direct billet transfer to the new continuous roughing train. The rolling line consists of a new eight-stand roughing mill with HVHVHVHV arrangement and a new six-stand intermediate mill in HVHVHV arrangement, both in-line with the existing finishing mill in order to eliminate cobbles. Both mills will be equipped with fifth-generation Red Ring stands. The scope of supply also includes hot cropping and emergency shears, a pinch roll, and a hot dividing shear in front of the cooling bed, which is followed by a cold dividing shear. Primetals Technologies is supplying the lubrication and hydraulic systems, electrics, the basic (level 1) automation, HMI hardware and software, motors and drives, and will also provide training. Primetals Technologies, Ltd – UK Website: www.primetals.com to distribution and users, the event will represent an important opportunity to examine the key issues for the Europe- an steel market of today and the future. As well as being a showcase, Made in Steel is a culture hub that hopes to further competitive collaboration and the exchange of information, through conventions, forums and round tables. For these reasons, the three-day fair offers opportunities for business and ideas, relationships and knowledge. For the 2019 event, the focus will be on the topic of innovation, which is also having an impact on the steel industry.

Established in 1984, Kamran Steel produces billets of mild steel, spring steel, deformed bar/rebars, wire rod and a range of sections such as I-beam, H-beam and T-section. The company operates a fully automatic rolling mill with a production capacity of up to 25 tons per hour, which results in an annual production of 100,000 metric tons. It currently processes carbon steel billets with a square cross-section of 100 x 100mm. The finished products are rebars with diameters ranging from 9.5 to 40mm. After modernisation, 130

REBAR steel producer Kamran Steel Re-Rolling Mills, Pakistan, has placed an order with Primetals Technologies to modernise its rebar mill in Lahore. The projects marks phase one of a three- phase expansion plan. The aims of the first phase are to increase rebar production capacity to 150,000 metric tons per year, increase yield, reduce energy consumption and improve rolling efficiency. The equipment supplied is designed for future phase- three requirements. Hot commissioning is expected for the third quarter of 2019.

Red Ring rolling stand from Primetals Technologies. The modernised rebar mill will be equipped with a total of 14 stands

Made in Steel conference in Italy IN 2018 the steel industry gained the possibility to look at the future with a degree of positivity. In this context, the Made in Steel trade show for the steel industry will return in 2019, from 14 to 16 May. For the first time in more than a decade Made in Steel will have a midweek schedule, opening on Tuesday and closing on Thursday. The location, however, will remain unchanged – pavilions 22 and 24 of the fieramilano Rho in Milan, Italy. Similar to the the last edition, the major players of the steel industry will gather to do business and discuss the issues facing the sector.

The previous edition, held in 2017, saw an 18 per cent growth in foreign exhibitors and a 15 per cent growth in attendance – nearly 15,000 visitors – compared with the previous edition. Alongside the presence of the largest international players in the steel industry, from manufacture

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