WCA November 2021

Industry news

100 th Kocks three-roll RSB Jiangsu Yonggang Group Co has granted the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the 100 th Kocks three-roll RSB ® (reducing and sizing block).

dimensional range of Ø 16 to 100mm for customers in industries such as machinery manufacturing, automotive, shipbuilding and wind power. “We feel much honoured to be the 100 th customer of the Kocks three- roll reducing and sizing block,” said Yonggang plant director Zheng Yuyang. “Jiangsu Yonggang Group decided to order a Kocks three-roll RSB because of its high reliability and comprehensive operation.”

Yonggang, a Chinese iron and steel producer, issued the FAC to Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG for the successful commissioning of the three- roll RSB 370++/4 in 5.0 design. The RSB 5.0 is at the centre of a new 700,000 t/a SBQ rolling mill and enables Yonggang to produce bars within a

Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG www.kocks.de ❍ Jiangsu Yonggang Group operates the 100 th Kocks three-roll RSB

Video tutorials: practical support for metal cutting

ISTech, which has been providing automated metal cutting solutions for more than 25 years, is producing a series of video tutorials under the name ISTech Academy.

When asked about the origin of the tutorials, managing director Alessandro Rescaldani said that metal cutting is never a trivial matter: with countless combinations of materials and processes, the possibility of encountering an unexpected situation always exists, and there is not always an expert at hand to ask for advice. The ISTech Academy videos are available 24 hours a day, to provide practical help to those who deal with metal cutting on a regular or occasional basis. ISTech has made the videos clear and easy to follow, so that doubts about the use of metal cutting saws can be easily addressed and any minor difficulties overcome. The images and simple captions show the different steps to follow in order to carry out the operations fluently and with attention to safety. Basing demand on the number of questions received on a subject, the company started with a tutorial on changing blades. The video shows how to change a blade quickly and smoothly, avoiding the most common difficulties. The next two videos are based on sawing machine installation (and moving the machine) and routine maintenance, showing the simple operations to be carried out to keep the sawing machine in the best working condition. ISTech also plans to make videos on solving the problem of crooked cuts, the correct choice of blades, setting cutting parameters, and the precautions to be taken when cutting different materials, among others. Further tutorials will depend on the requests the company receives. The videos are available at: www.youtube.com/user/istechsegatrici ISTech Segatrici Srl www.istech-segatrici.com

❍ ISTech’s Alessandro Rescaldani and Daniele Trinelli

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