wiredinUSA May 2019

Welder upgrade

HVDC review

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SN Seixal, part of the Megasa Group, is modernizing its rolling mill with a new K-welder and intermediate and finishing stands from Danieli. The EWR welding machine will feed the existing bar/spooler lines with square billets of 140mm, 150mm and 160mm at a rate of 210 tons per hour. The latest K-Weld generation features a ‘spark killer’ system to reduce the amount of material spread along the welding run, collecting over 70 percent of spatter material generated during the flashing and welding cycle. The upgraded intermediate and finishing mill, with 11 new housingless stands and four crop shears, will serve all modern Danieli finishing lines for bar, spooler and wire rod production. With the installation of the new welder, SN Seixal will be able to customize the weight of wire rod and spooled bars in coils. The project, on a turnkey basis for the technological part and including civil works, installation and start-up activities, will be completed during the 2020 summer shutdown. The upgrade is expected to improve mill utilization and product quality while reducing operational expenditure.

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