TPT January 2017

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Modernisation of flat rolling block PRIMETALS Technologies has won an order from Böhler Edelstahl, a company of the special steel division of voestalpine, to modernise the flat rolling block at its Kapfenberg plant in Austria. The plant will be equipped with new drives and automation system. The project is designed to increase plant availability, improve product quality, boost energy efficiency and cut maintenance costs. Modernisation work is scheduled to take place during a one- month plant shutdown mid-2017. The flat rolling block consists of three horizontal and two vertical stands, and produces flat bars in widths ranging from 43 to 205mm and in thicknesses from 4.5 to 86mm. A hydraulic drive system and a now-obsolete proprietary automation system have been in use since commissioning in 1988. Spare parts supply and adequate servicing can no longer be ensured. Böhler Edelstahl therefore decided to ask Primetals Technologies to completely modernise the automation and drives system. In

A photovoltaic system with an annual yield of 140kWp, a ground water heat pump and a wood chip heating system partly cover the energy demand from renewable sources. The new location also features an application lab for joint process eval- ation and development with customers and partners. 4,000m 2 of office area for research and administration will allow short communication channels, faster response times and streamlined internal logistics. Rofin-Baasel Lasertech GmbH & Co KG – Germany previous Primetals Technologies has equipped the continuous rolling mill in the multi-line rolling mill and the roughing stand of the blooming mill with new automation and drives technology, and supplied new drives for the six-stand HV-combination mill. Primetals Technologies will be supplying new main and auxiliary drives with Sinamics S120 frequency converters, a new operator control and monitoring system based on Simatic PCS7, and new main gearboxes. The elimination of the hydraulic systems will reduce maintenance costs and increase plant availability, which will boost the productivity of the rolling line. Energy requirements and consumption of hydraulic oil and cooling water will fall. RollMaster, specially designed for long product rolling mills, will handle the generation and management of the pass schedules. This software is the link between the production planning system and the plant automation. Primetals Technologies will also handle engineering, manufacturing, commissioning and customer training. Böhler Edelstahl specialises in the production of long products and open- die forgings made of tool steel, high- speed steel, special materials and nickel-based alloys. Primetals Technologies Ltd – UK Website: www.primetals.com years,

Primetals will equip Böhler Edelstahl’s plant with new automation and drive technology Photo credit: Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG

Rofin-Baasel Laser tech moves into new HQ INDUSTRIAL laser specialist Rofin- Baasel Lasertech and its more than 260 employees have moved to a business park in Gilching, Germany. With an area

of 17,000m 2 , the new site offers considerable room for growth. The new premises feature an 8,000m 2 production area, including a 1,000m 2 clean room. This will help the laser manufacturer to unite and streamline its production, which used to be distri- buted among three different sites. Additionally, the new fa- cilities meet the increas- ingly important requirements of environmentally friendly production.

The new company building has a 140kWp (annual) photovoltaic plant

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