HOT STRIP MILL

Head oce: Shintamachi Bldg. 34-6, Shiba 5-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0014, Japan Phone: +81-3-5765-5231 Hiroshima Works: 6-22, Kanonshin-Machi, 4-Chome, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima 733-8553, Japan Phone: +81-82-291-2181 Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery USA, Inc. 500 Cherrington Parkway, Suite 300, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108, USA Phone: +1-412-269-6630 Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery (Shanghai), Inc. Room 1707, Tower A, 69 Dongfang Road, Shanghai 200120, China Phone: +86-21-6859-8835 Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery South Asia Private Ltd. 3-A, 3rd Floor, Lotus Towers, Community Centre, New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110025, India Phone: +91-11-4660-1394 Mitsubishi Industrias Pesadas Do Brazil Ltda.(MHIB) Av. Paulista, 1274 - 9 Andar, Cjs.25 e 26, Bela Vista CEP 01310-100, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Phone: +55-11-3170-9210

http://www.m-hmm.co.jp/

2013.04

Hot Strip Mill quality advancing technologies

...to increase product quality, conserve energy, reduce labor costs, boost output, achieve greater eciency and raise overall productivity.

Over the past 50 years, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi have individually worked with the world steel industry supplying advanced technologies, increasing production and improving quality. In the face of increased global competition, the steel industry divisions of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi jointed on October 2nd, 2000 and established a joint venture to provide superior service and products. Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery (MH) has developed new key technologies for the hot strip mill and has massive experiences not only in the conventional rolling line but also in the end-less rolling line of the hot strip mill. MH can supply top-notch rolling technologies as a power full partner for you!

LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES FOR HOT STRIP MILL

(MH can supply top-notch rolling technologies as a powerful partner for you!)

Endless Rolling Technology

Semi-Endless Rolling
Slab/Continuous Casting Machine

Tunnel Furnace

Flying Shear

Main Equipment Bar-joining machine Dynamic pair cross mill High-speed ying shear Advanced downcoiler with Switch-over function Carrousel coiler Features Endless rolling technologies proved through many experiences in actual plants

Endless Rolling
Re-heat Furnace

Bar-joining Machine

Down Coiler
Main Equipment Hydraulic pinch roll Hydraulic side guide Polisher for pinch roll Advanced downcoiler Features Non-step expanding mandrel Quick-open control (QOC) Excellent coil shape and surface Long life mandrel

Conventional Rolling
Re-heat Furnace

Strip Cooling System

Main Equipment Intermediate bar cooling system between RM and FM Strip cooling system between FM and DC Features Intensive strip cooling Wide range temperature control High response control valve

Finishing Mill Slab Sizing Press

Features Higher slab width reduction up to 350mm Various pressing patterns for decrease of croploss Short shutdown for installation to existing plant

Roughing Mill
Main Equipment Edger Roughing mill Hydraulic AWC system Hydraulic AGC system Features Higher reduction of width and thickness Higher width and thickness accuracy Passline adjustment device for stable rolling operation Quick roll change

Advanced Coil Box

Features Mandrelless transfer with side heat shields Prevention of temperature drop at coil inner wrap and coil edge Buer function especially for endless rolling

Crop Shear
Features Dierential speed rotary crop shear Quick knife changing

Descaler
Main Equipment Roughing scale breaker Finishing scale breaker Features High pressure descaler up to 400 MPa Easy maintenance

Main Equipment Advanced pair cross mill (PC mill) Mill stabilizer device (MSD) On-line roll proler (ORP) Looper shape meter (LSM) WR shift mill Hydraulic AGC system Features Higher reduction rolling Powerful and accurate strip crown & atness controllability Schedule free rolling Extension of roll change interval Quick roll change

Slab Sizing Press

MH is the pioneer developer of the slab sizing press, and the rst slab sizing press in the world was supplied to JFE Steel Kurashiki in 1988. The slab sizing press has shown excellent performance, and MH has been continuously improving the technology.

Features
1. Construction - Main equipment installed on foundation - Optimized screw arrangement two screws per side - Application of roller bearing for rotating and reciprocating parts - Optimized anti-buckling roller arrangement - Stop-and-go press to reduce the risk for production of a cambered slab 2. Pressing pattern - Pre-forming press: top and tail end decrease cropping loss - Step press: top and tail position decrease top and tail width shrinkage These features are assured by accurate slab positioning by pinch roller and anvil shifting device. 3. Short shutdown time for installation in existing plant Reference construction schedule for adding SSP (slab sizing press) to existing plant: 1st shut down: Approximately 10 days for foundation work preparation 2nd shut down: Approximately 15 days for installation work** *) Period between 1st and 2nd shutdown is at least 6 months. **) MH adopts the following method for installation work to reduce shutdown time. 1) Assembling SSP beside mill line (1 month) 2) During 2nd shutdown, the SSP is moved into the mill line by means of hydraulic cylinders and rails and is lowered onto the shoe plate by hydraulic cylinders. (approx.10days) 3) Electrical adjustment for transferring slab without pressing. After 2nd shut down, 1 month of on-line and o-line adjustment is carried out. 4. Other features - Reduces inventory of slab yard - Increases productivity of slab caster

Technical Data
Press force Width reduction Main drive motor Processing speed Slab width Slab length before press 24,500kN up to 350mm depending on material 3,300kW 386.5mm/press x 52 press/min = 20m/min Min 600mm to Maximum 2,300mm Minimum 4.2 m

Recent Supply Record

POSCO Kwangyang No.4HSM, Korea Hyundai Steel C-HOT, Korea JFE Steel Keihin, Japan 2013 2010 2008 2007 2002 2001 1999 1995 1986

Option
Automated anvil changing equipment

Stop and Go Press

Anvil Pinch Roll

Baosteel No.3 HSM, China POSCO Pohang No.2 HSM, Korea POSCO Pohang No.1 HSM, Korea

Slab

Nippon Steel Kimitsu Works, Japan JFE Steel Chiba, Japan

Anvil opening and slab feeding by pinch roll.

Slab feeding stops and pressing by anvil

JFE Steel Kurashiki, Japan

Hydraulic AWC and AGC systems for Hot Rolling Mill

Hydraulic AWC system for Hot Rolling Mill
Hydraulic AWC system
Excellent width accuracy can be achieved by providing the hydraulic AWC system on the vertical edger(s), from top end to tail end of the production. MH will apply complete hydraulic cylinder operated width control system which will work as the Short Stroke Control (SS) for the top end and tail end parts, and also work as Automatic Width Control System (AWC) for body part. The electro-mechanical servo valves precisely control the hydraulic cylinder position.

Hydraulic AGC system for Hot Rolling Mill

Hydraulic AGC system
Excellent thickness accuracy can be achieved, from top end to tail end of the production, by providing hydraulic gap adjusting cylinders with the AGC system on mill stands. The hydraulic gap adjusting cylinders are located under bottom back-up roll chocks or on top back-up roll chocks. The cylinders installed under bottom back-up roll chocks will also work for the pass-line adjustment and the ski-head control especially for the roughing mill. The electro-mechanical servo valves precisely control the hydraulic cylinder position.

Main parameter -Strip thickness: 0.8 to 25.4 mm -Strip width: 650 to 2,200 mm -Rolling force: up to 50,000kN

Main parameter Slab thickness: 70 to 300 mm Slab width: 650 to 2,200 mm Edging force: up to 8,000kN
Year Customer AWC RM HGC* FM AGC

Hydraulic gap adjusting cylinder in mill stand

Recent Supply Record

2013 TATA Steel Kalinganagar, India

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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Roughing mill attached vertical edger with hydraulic AWC system

2013 Fuxin Special Steel, China 2012 USIMINAS Cubatao No.2 HSM, Brazil 2010 Hyundai Steel C-HOT, Korea 2010 Dragon Steel, Taiwan 2009 Dongbu Steel, Korea 2009 JSW Steel, India 2008 ISDEMIR, Turkey 2007 Baosteel No.3 HSM, China 2005 Tonghua Iron & Steel, China 2005 Benxi Iron & Steel, China 2003 Baosteel Stainless Steel Branch, China 2003 Tangshan Iron & Steel, China 2000 Anshan Iron & Steel, China 2000 Corus DSP, The Netherlands

*; Hydraulic Gap Control

Advanced Coil Box (Mandrelless Coil Box)

The coil box is located between the roughing mill and nishing mill to coil the transfer bars after roughing passes. The coil box enables a shorter distance between the roughing mill and the nishing mill in a new plant as well as minimizes the temperature drop of the transfer bar entering the nishing mill. The mandrelless coil box contributes further to reducing the temperature drop at the coil inner wraps in comparison with the mandrel-type coil box. The mandrelless coil box also makes space to install the side heat shields which contribute to reducing the temperature drop at the coil edge.

Forced Coil Transfer Operation

Comparison of mandrelless coil box and mandrel type coil box

Start of uncoiling at coiling position

Start of forced coil transfer

Ready for coiling of next transfer bar

Completion of coil transfer down to uncoiling position

MH s designed mandrelless coil box has two selectable coil transfer operations. One is passive coil transfer without any positive mechanical actions as a simple operation method. The other is forced coil transfer. The forced coil transfer system ensures smooth and quick coil transfer and enables higher productivity.

Coiling Position

Uncoiling Position

Coiling Position

Uncoiling Position Recent Supply Record

Fuxin Special Steel, China 2013 2008 2006 2003 1999

Mandrel Type Coil Box

Mandrelless Coil Box

ISDEMIR, Turkey POSCO, Pohang No.2 HSM, Korea Baosteel Stainless Steel Branch, China G-Steel, Thailand

Temperature Drop at Inner Wrap due to Heat Transfer to the Mandrel

Prevention of Temperature Drop at Inner Wrap (Strip Tail End)

Prevention of temperature drop at the coil inner wrap through mandrel less coil transfer Prevention of temperature drop at the coil edge through adjustable side heat shields Short-pitch coiling operation through higher coil speed operation (up to 5 m/s) and the forced coil transfer operation from coiling position to uncoiling position to enable the higher productivity

Features

Stable operation of the nishing mill through higher temperature and uniform temperature over the whole length of the transfer bar. Due to this feature zoom rolling in the nishing mill is not required. Passing through the coil box without coiling is selectable according to the required production and operation methods Large coil capacity for a wide range of transfer bar sizes (20mm to 55mm thickness, over 2,000mm width maximum in reference plant) to enable a wide rage of carbon steel production, as well as stainless steel production

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Dierential-speed Rotary Crop Shear

Transfer bars rolled at a roughing mill have shapes out of square, so-called tongue and shtail, on their head and tail ends. The crop shear is located in front of the nishing train to cut o such unsteady parts of the transfer bar as crops for stable threading into the nishing train. The dierential-speed rotary crop shear is a unique product of Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery (MH). The design incorporates top and bottom drums with dierent diameters and peripheral speeds. During operating turn, the knife gap is transitionally changed from pluszerominus, which ensures several operational and economical advantages to customers (Fig.1 ). The dierential-speed type rotary crop shear of MH has adopted the following features through long-standing experience over 30 years.

Features
Since the dierential speed rotary crop shear is insensitive to the knife wear and extended knife gap ( Fig.2), sharp cutting performance is assured, and the knife changing cycle is also extended (lasting typically twice as long). MH maintains a line-up of several sizes of crop shears from which an optimum conguration can be proposed to each customer with optional items. The MH rotary crop shear is able to cut the end crops in very short pieces, from a minimum of 20mm, and with a crop
)

Knife gap at knife vertical position/bar thickness ( go / to )

lim

it

Increase of knife gap allowance against a bar thickness

tin g

(g

optimization system, so that a remarkable improvement in

Direction of rotation

to

the crop loss is achievable. Robust design and high torsional rigidity with the application of synchronizing gears on the drum shaft ends between top and bottom. Quick knife changing with hydraulic unclamping system.
In-line Knife Change Type Cassette Drum Type

ut

go

RU

RL

Possible to cut

Impossible to cut

Technical Data
Transfer Bar Thickness: 13 60 mm (Design max 80 mm)

Recent Supply Record

POSCO Kwangyang No.4, Korea TATA Steel Kalinganagar, India Fuxin Special Steel, China USIMINAS Cubatao No.2 HSM, Brazil Hyundai Steel C-HOT, Korea Dragon Steel, Taiwan 2013 2013 2013 2012 2010 2010 2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2005 2003 2002 2000 1999 1997 1996 1996 1996 1995

Dierential peripheral speed ratio

( RU / RL )

Transfer Bar Width: Shearing Force: Speed:

550 2300 mm 5000 17200 kN 0.35 4.1 m/sec

Fig. 2

Allowable Knife Gap of Dierential Speed Type Crop Shear

Knife radius Knife clearance:g g<o RU Dierential speed cutting crop shears RL

Cutting process

Sheared prole

Optional Items
Cassette type drum retraction Quick drum changing system (cassette type only) Customized crop disposal system Double-knife type drums Hydraulic unclamping system Crop optimization system Knife contours Retractable exit roller Dongbu Steel, Korea JSW Steel, India ISDEMIR, Turkey Baosteel No.3 HSM, China Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel, China Tonghua Iron & Steel, China Benxi Iron & Steel, China Baosteel Stainless Steel Branch, China Tangshan Iron&Steel, China Anshan Iron & Steel, China

g=o

g>o

RU>RL

1
g>o

2
g>o g>o

RU Conventional crop shears RL

G-Steel, Thailand Hanbo Steel, Korea

RU=RL
Fig. 1 Knife Gap Transition of Dierential-speed Type Crop Shear

Nucor (Trico Steel), USA POSCO Kwangyang, Korea Baosteel No.2 HSM, China JFE Steel Chiba, Japan

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Advanced Pair Cross Mill (Pair Cross Mill with Mill Stabilizer)

The pair cross mill (PC mill) was developed in 1980 s and has contributed to the achievement of high accuracy and quality of the strip crown and atness through its superior strip crown and atness controllability. MH has enhanced the PC mill and is now supplying a 3rd generation PC mill with a mill stabilizer, the so-called Advanced Pair Cross Mill. The advanded PC mill is simpler to operate and easier to maintain. The number of the roll cross devices is reduced to less than one-fourth of those of the 1st generation PC mill. The advanded PC mill has the capability for higher reduction thru the use of a mill stabilizer to reduce mill vibration. The mill stabilizer is installed on the entry side housing and eliminates the clearance between the chocks and housing during operation. This feature will reduce the task of maintaining the entry-side housing liner to approx. one-third that of a conventional mill.

Features
Higher reduction rolling without mill vibration through the combination of PC mill and mill stabilizer Powerful strip crown and atness controllability with the simple principle of roll cross (see below) Stable operation with the elimination of clearance between roll chocks and housing and symmetrical roll crown control to reduce camber and the pinching problems Reduction of impact force at the roll bite through the mill stabilizer, resulting in the reduction of the damage and wear on equipment Higher reliability of equipment Very few maintenance parts with long replacement interval Possible to install the mill stabilizer to any type mills (conventional mill, shift mill, PC mill, etc. ) as a modication.

Recent Supply Record

TATA Steel Kalinganagar, India Fuxin Special Steel, China USIMINAS Cubatao No.2 HSM, Brazil Hyundai Steel C-HOT, Korea Dragon Steel, Taiwan Dongbu Steel, Korea JSW Steel, India ISDEMIR, Turkey Boasteel, No.3 HSM, China Tonghua Iron & Steel, China Benxi Iron & Steel, China Baosteel Stainless Steel Branch, China 2013 2013 2012 2010 2010 2009 2009 2008 2007 2005 2005 2003

Principle of roll cross

Control of strip crown by roll cross

Cross Angle Strip Crown

Positive

Enhanced PC Mill
Flat

1st Generation PC Mill

2nd Generation PC Mill

3rd Generation PC Mill (Advanced PC Mill)

C = Se-Sc: Equivalent Roll Crown : Roll cross angle b : width of material to be rolled Note : Sc=Constant (independent of cross angle)

Negative

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On-line Roll Proler (ORP)

On-line roll proler (ORP) is installed in the mill stands and used to grind work rolls during rolling operation to maintain the work roll surface quality. The disc-type grinding wheel is composed of a cubic boron nitride (CBN) material mounted on higher damping mechanism. The design has improved service life, greater grinding capacity and more reliable operation. The driving components for the grinding wheel rotation, for pressing to the roll and for oscillation along the roll axis are mounted in a compact box that keeps the components clean for higher reliability and lower maintenance. The grinding wheel position against the roll is adjusted according to the various roll diameters and roll position by the tilting mechanism.

Features
- Surface defect
Coil surface trouble

- High spot occurring with same width rolling

- Step wear when rolling wider strip rolling after narrower strip - Minimum strip thickness limited

- Rough surface - Pinching mark - Roll banding

- High spot wear

- Step wear

Cause of coil surface trouble

Rolling schedule limitation

- Roll campaign length limitation

- Rolling limitation of same width strip

- Rolling limitation of wider strip after narrower strip - Minimum strip thickness limited

<Overall grinding with ORP>

<Partial grinding with ORP>

ORP Grinding Functions

Overall grinding with ORP

Technical Data
Grinding wheel speed Grinding wheel size Grinding wheel material Drive system 2,000 r/min 210 mm dia x 15 mm thickness
Eect

Cubic boron nitride Electric motor

- Elimination of strip surface defects caused by roll surface defects - Extension of roll campaign - Extension of rolling length with same width rolling

- Realize width-reverse rolling (change of width from narrow to wide)

Recent Supply Record

CBN Grinding Wheel
Grinding wheel

Nippon Steel Nagoya Works, Japan Hyundai Steel C-HOT, Korea Nippon Steel Hirohata Works, Japan Hyundai Steel B-HOT, Korea Baosteel No.3 HSM, China POSCO Pohang No.2 HSM, Korea JFE Steel Chiba, Japan

2011 2010 2008 2007 &2010 2007 2006 2006 2004

Baosteel Stainless Steel Branch, China Tangshan Iron&Steel, China Nippon Steel Oita Works, Japan Nippon Steel Yawata Works, Japan POSCO Pohang No.1 HSM, Korea POSCO Kwangyang No.1-3 HSM, Korea

2003 2002 2002 2002 2001 2002 2001

Anshan Steel, China

2000

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Looper Shape Meter (Tension meter)

The measurment of strip shape between mill stands on a Hot strip mill has previously been rather dicult and unreliable. MH has developed a looper shape meter (LSM) to continuously and accurately measure interstand shape as well as strip o-centering. LSM measures the tension distribution across the strip width through individually detected loads on segmented rolls, and then converts the distribution of tension into the strip shape. LSM also detects o-centering through the distribution of the loads on segment rolls. LSM has superior advantages as follows: - The load on the segment roll is measured by a torque meter without any inuences of hysteresis of mechanism, unlike a load cell. Measurement by torque meter enables higher accuracy and increased measurement reliability without any inuences caused by changing mechanical condition. - The strip shape and o-centering can be measured at the same time. - Easily interchangeable with existing loopers and LSM because the moment of inertia is small - Easy replacement of segment roll for maintenance
60 250 120 100 Strip Shape (I-unit) 200 Torque value / Nm 80 60 40 20 0 20 50 40 800 600 400 200 0 0 200 400 600 800 60 Strip Shape (I-unit) 40 20 0 Distance from Strip Center (mm) 60 0 200 400 800 600 400 200 Distance from Strip Center (mm) 600 800 Strip Shape (I-unit) 40 20 0

Features
Higher accuracy continuous measurement of strip shape (center buckle, edge wave, side wave, etc.) and o-centering between mill stands during rolling operation Strip shape feedback control to roll cross angle in PC mill and work roll bending force for whole length of strip during rolling operations to enable higher strip shape quality and mill productivity Reduction of pinching problems at strip tail end to enable higher productivity and stable rolling, especially thin-gauge rolling The synchronized measurements of strip shape and o-centering to enable control of o-centering

Example of measurement in actual operation

20 40

150

100

1st order strip shape

Torque Meter ()

Measurement of torque value

Total shape

20 40 60 0 200 400 800 600 400 200 Distance from Strip Center (mm)

Looper shape meter

Actual operation

600

800

1) Total shape is calculated from the torque measurement value. 2) The calculated total shape can be divided into 0th, 1st, 2nd and 4th order strip shape.

2nd order strip shape

Technical Data
Sensor type Roller dimension Strip thickness Strip width Segment Applicable scope Torque meter 185mm dia x194mm body length 0.720mm 1000 mm 7 (For example of width 1560mm) depending on strip width Conventional mill, Mini mill, Steckel mill, Strip caster

3) Strip shape can be controlled according to the results of each order calculation .

60 Strip Shape (I-unit) 40 20 0

20 40 60 0 200 400 800 600 400 200 Distance from Strip Center (mm)

600

800

4th order strip shape

Recent Supply Record

Hyundai Steel B-HOT, Korea TATA Steel Kalinganagar, India Corus DSP, The Netherlands 2013 2013 2006

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Intensive Strip Cooling System

The strip cooling system cools the strip rolled by the nishing mill, and it is mounted on the run-out table between the nishing mill delivery side and the down coiler. The cooling system is designed as a laminar ow system on both top and bottom, incorporating a line-side head tank system. The cooling zone is divided into the required cooling banks, which will consist of intensive cooling banks for faster cooling, normal cooling banks for regular cooling, and ne cooling banks for ne temperature control in order to achieve the desired cooling patterns and coiling temperatures for dual-phase (DP) and trip steel, etc. For easy maintenance of the roller table, the top header is designed to swing up by means of the hydraulic cylinder.

Ex. A Cooling Pattern for DP Steel

FDT 1st CET AST Temperature 2nd CET 1 Cooling Zone Air Cooling Zone (ACT)
st

FDT AST ACT 2nd Cooling Zone FCT CT CT

: Finishing mill delivery temperature : Air cooling start temperature : Air cooling duration time : Finishing cooling temperature : Coiling temperature

1st CET : 1st cooling zone entry temperature

2nd CET : 2nd cooling zone entry temperature

FCT

Time

Features
Head tank along cooling line A major factor in strip cooling systems involves the obtainment of a stable supply water head for all spray headers without incurring pressure changes in each cooling unit that normally result from the rapid on-o control of each unit. In this regard, a head tank type water supply system provides excellent means for ensuring a stable water supply and also performs high repeatability of cooling increments in view of rapid on-o control. Wide range (from rapid cooling to mild cooling) temperature control suitable for dual-phase, trip steels and also mild steels. High response control valves For easy maintenance, top headers can swing-up.
Head Tank

Recent Supply Record

TATA Steel Kalinganagar, India USIMINAS Cubatao No.2 HSM, Brazil Hyundai Steel C-HOT, Korea Dragon Steel, Taiwan Dongbu Steel, Korea
Line

2013 2012 2010 2010 2009 2009 2008 2007 2004 2003 2000 1997 1996

JSW Steel, India

Top Header

ISDEMIR, Turkey Baosteel No.3 HSM, China

Control Valve

Side Spray Bottom Header

China Steel No.1 HSM, Taiwan Baosteel Stainless Steel Branch, China Anshan Iron & Steel, China Hanbo Steel, Korea Baosteel No.2 HSM, China

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Advanced Down Coiler

To make excellent coil proles MH proposes a high-rigidity frame coiler xed on the foundation. To properly coil high-strength material, such as X80 or thicker strip up to 25.4 mm, coiler will be a three-unit roller type, and to coil strip ranging from thin to thick properly, a speed-change gear set will be applied. An outboard bearing is mounted at the mandrel end to rmly support the mandrel

Other Essential Features

1 Sideguides High-response hydraulic side guides will be installed in front of each down coiler. To realize quick guide liner changing, MH applies a cassette plate with guide liner. 2 Pinch roll The pinch roll is mounted on the coiler frame. The pinch roll has enough rigidity and the roll gap or pinching force is applied by hydraulic cylinders controlled by servo valves. A roll polisher (as an option) can be provided for the top and bottom pinch roll to smooth up the roll surface. 3 Quick opening control All down coilers will be equipped with a QOC (Quick open control) function whereby each unit roll avoids the shock load from the step formed by the top end of the strip and prevents top-marks on the coil. In advanced QOC, the jump up control is executed in the combination with the mandrel non-step expansion.

Pinch Roll

Unit Roll
The down coiler mandrel is a link & wedge and step-less expanding type. All sliding surfaces, such as wedge, etc. inside the mandrel are positioned at the mandrel center, and each slide way is securely and automatically lubricated with grease by a distribution valve. No internal water cooling is required. To realize quick changes, the mandrel has a plug-in connector between the mandrel and the rotary cylinder. The mandrel can be pulled out from the down coiler without disassembling the mandrel drive unit. QOC (Quick opening control) Two control modes can be selected Jump Up (Position control) Down (Position control) (Pressure control)

Mandrel Recent Supply Record

TATA Steel Kalinganagar, India Fuxin Special Steel, China USIMINAS Cubatao No.2 HSM, Brazil Hyundai Steel C-HOT, Korea Dragon Steel, Taiwan Dongbu Steel, Korea JFE Steel Fukuyama, Japan JSW Steel, India ISDEMIR, Turkey Baosteel No.3 HSM, China Zhangjiagang, Pohang Stainless Steel, Co., Ltd., China Tonghua Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., China Benxi Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., China China Steel No.1 HSM, Taiwan Panzhihua Iron & Steel, China POSCO Kwangyang No.2 HSM, Korea Corus DSP, The Netherlands 2013 2013 2012 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2005 2004 2002 2002 2001

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Endless Rolling Technology

1 Sheet Bar Joining Machine

The concept of the endless hot rolling was introduced to meet demands for diverse products of hot rolled steel sheets using a cost-eective process compared to the conventional batch-type process. Endless rolling involves joining of the tail end of a preceding bar and the head end of a following bar after rough rolling. The repetitively joined hot bars are subsequently nish-rolled, which results in the endless rolling. This process has the following advantages over the conventional batch-type process: 1. Expansion of product lineup: Production of thinner, wider and harder steel sheets; Stable rolling of thin and hard-to-roll materials. 2. Increase in productivity: Great reduction in mill idle time, and constant rolling speed with reduction of mill acceleration and deceleration time. 3. Improvement of product quality: Improvement in accuracy and uniformity of strip thickness, crown, and width. 4. Energy savings: Reduction of the mill acceleration and deceleration frequencies. 5. Increase of yield: Minimization of miss-rolling of thin and hard-to-roll materials: Application of tension at head and tail parts of bar. [a] Induction Heating Joining (IHJ) JFE Steel Chiba No.3 HSM is the rst HSM in the world to realize endless hot strip rolling. The Key to Endless Rolling is the Induction Heating Joining Machine that was developed by Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. jointly with JFE Steel.
Characteristic of Equipment
Joining area Knife Clamp

[b] Super Deformation Joining (SDJ)

Joining Process

The Super Deformation Joining Machine that was developed by Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. jointly with POSCO
Induction Heating Joining (IHJ)
Power source Press

Super Deformation Joining (SDJ)

Clamp Crop Joining area

was installed in 2006 and is now in operation at No.2 Hot Strip Mill in Pohang Works, POSCO

Layout
Following Bar Crop Shear Partial Descaling Joining Machine Preceding Bar

Main Data
Transfer bar width Transfer bar thickness 700 to 1,880 mm 25 to 35 mm

Joining Method

Transfer bar temperature 950 to 1,100

Coil Box Leveller Overlapping Device Crop Disposal Device Finishing Mill

Joining : Semi-solid (Solid fraction 70%)

Joining Temperature Joining Time

Joining: Super Deformation and Frictional Upset Joining : 1000 (Material temp.) Within 1 (sec) Running stroke : Short Crop disposal is necessary with this method.

Joining : Semi Solid (Solid Fraction 70%) About 10 (sec) Running stroke : Long Large up-down mechanism of joining table Deburr

Joining Sequence and Mechanism

The procedure consists of four steps: partial descaling, overlapping, joining, and crop disposal. 1. Partial descaling by high-pressure water is rst performed on the area to be joined before overlapping. 2. The head of the following bar is partially overlapped on the tail of the preceding bar by increasing the speed of the following bar. 3. Both bars are joined by shearing action of the stationary pendulum type-joining machine. 4. Crops on both sides are pushed o from the joint and disposed.

1
Partial descaling

2
Over -lapping

3
Joining

4
Crop disposal Design of Super Deformation Joining Machine

Clamp Frame (for Succeeding Bar)

Induction Heater

Clamp Frame (for Preceding Bar)

Preceding Bar

Following bar

High-pressure descaler

Crop

Travel

Drive Motor

Preceding bar

Clamp

Knife

Travel Succeeding Bar

Recent Supply Record

Induction Heating Joining Machine in Operation
POSCO Pohang No.2 HSM, Korea (SDJ) JFE Steel Chiba No.3 HSM, Japan (IHJ) 2006 1996

Super Deformation Joining Machine in Operation

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Endless Rolling Technology

2 Key Technologies for Endless Rolling

In addition to the transfer bar joining technology, the following items are key technologies to implement for successful endless rolling. 1) Dynamic APFC (crown and atness control) 2) Shear to split long strip before coiling 3) Dynamic switching over of coilers during high- speed rolling and coiling MH is the only supplier in the world that can supply a complete endless rolling system, and ve hot strip mills are under operation with MH s endless rolling technology, with remarkable accomplishments. MH oers, in connection with the above, the following proven technologies for the customer. 1) Advanced dynamic PC Mill 2) High-speed shear 3) Advanced down coilers with switch-over function (Option: Carrousel coiler)

Advanced Dynamic PC Mill

Dynamic PC Mill is designed to provide to dynamic APFC, which produces high-quality products in combination with a high-response work roll bending system at the above-mentioned 5 hot strip mills. Application and number of Dynamic PC stands are customized in accordance with product range and other requirements. Dynamic PC Mill can also be eective for normal batch rolling for compensation of thermal expansion of work rolls and changes in other rolling conditions in bar. Main specication: - Max PC angle: 1.2 degrees - Max speed : 0.04deg/sec (in-bar)
High Speed Shear (HSS)

High Speed Shear (HSS)

Rotary-type shear with single knife. Equipped with eccentric mechanism, with which the drums approach each other at shearing. Long-life design knives. Speed Main Specication: Strip Thickness : 0.85.0mm Strip Width : 7501,750mm (2,200mm) : Max. 20m/sec

F5 Total Force F5 Ave. Gap

Advanced DC with switch-over function

Four-unit roll type hydraulic down coiler. Equipped with; - Hydraulic pinch roll with oset adjustment mechanism, - Swinging gate - Pneumatic strip feeding system Main Specications: Strip thickness Strip width : 0.8 to 12.7 mm : 7501,750 mm (2,200mm) Threading speed : Max. 20m/sec

F5 WRB Force (kN)

F5 PC Angle (deg)

F5 Line Speed (m/s) Deviation of Strip Thickness (mm)

Actual Operation Chart for Semi-endless rolling (t1.5 t1.2 t1,0 mm) Advanced DC with switch-over function

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REFERENCE
Baosteel No.3 Hot Strip Mill Project (Shanghai, China)
1,880mm deluxe hot strip mill with short delivery time
On March 30, 2007, Baoshan Iron & Steel, Ltd., the leading company in China for iron and steel manufacturing, successfully produced the rst coil from its No.3 Hot Strip Mill, with just 25.5 months after the contract. The No.3 Hot Strip Mill is being commissioned in due course to produce high grade grain oriented silicon steel products.

Baosteel Stainless Steel Branch HSM (Shanghai, China)

Stainless steel branch HSM for Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
The new HSM started production in December 2003 at the stainless steel branch of Baosteel. The HSM has been designed considering stainless steel rolling with a cooperation of a Japanese steel mill. Additionally, the HSM was equipped with the latest in technology by MH, such as advanced mandrelless coil box, 3rd-generation PC mill (advanced PC mill) and on-line roll proler (ORP). Based on the great facilities and the enthusiasm of the company's

UNIQUE FEATURES
Start-up Phase - Slab sizing press - 2-high roughing stand (R1) and 4-high roughing stand (R2) with quick roll changing system - R2 attached vertical edger with automatic width control (AWC) - Edge heater and bar heater - Drum type crop shear - Descaling facilities - F1 attached vertical edger - Seven 4-high nishing stands with: Pair cross system (F1-F4) Mill stabilizer device (F1-F4) Work-roll shift device (F5-F7) On-line roll proler (F5-F7) Work-roll bending system (F1-F7) Hydraulic automatic gauge control system (AGC) Hydraulic looper Quick roll changing device Hot-rolling oil system Interstand cooling system - Laminar cooling system - Two down coilers with hydraulic quick opening control system (QOC) - Non-step expanding mandrel - Coil conveyor system Slab Thickness Slab Width Slab Length Strip Thickness Strip Width Coil Weight

LINE SPECIFICATION
Production Data Production Capacity Steel Grade : 3.7 million tons/year : Carbon steel Low alloy steel Non grain-oriented Si steel Grain oriented Si steel IF steel DP & TRIP steel : 230 (210 & 250) mm : 900 mm to 1,750 mm : Max. 11 m : 1.2 mm to 19 mm : 700 mm to 1,730 mm : Max. 34,500 kg

sta, the HSM has extended the production of stainless steel very smoothly and reliably.

UNIQUE FEATURES
- HSB (Header height is adjustable) - Vertical edger with automatic width control (AWC) - One heavy-duty 4-high roughing stand with quick roll changing system - Mandrelless coil box - Drum-type crop shear - FSB (No water leakage during stainless steel rolling) - F1 attached vertical edger - Seven 4-high nishing stands with: Advanced pair cross system (PC mill with mill stabilizer device) (F1F4) On-line roll proler (F5F7) Work roll bending system (F1F7) Hydraulic automatic gauge control system (AGC) Quick roll changing device Hot rolling oil system - Laminar cooling system - Two down coilers Strip Width Coil Weight Strip Thickness Steel Grade

LINE SPECIFICATION
Production Data Production Capacity : 2 million tons/year for carbon steel 1 million tons/year for stainless steel : Carbon steel Low-alloy steel Stainless steel : 1.2 mm to 12.7 mm for carbon steel 2.0 mm to 10.0 mm for stainless steel : 750 mm to 1,630 mm : Max. 30,000 kg

LINE CONFIGURATION
Future Phase - One additional down coiler

LINE CONFIGURATION

Reheating Furnace SSP

2Hi-R1

4Hi-R2 with AWC Edger

Heat Holding Cover

Bar Heater Edge Heater Downcoiler 2DC + 1DC(Future) Reheating Furnace HSB Heavy Duty Roughing Mill with AWC Edger

Mandrelless Coil Box

3rd Generation PC Mill

Down Coiler

HSB

Crop Shear FSB Finishing Mill F1-F4 : Advanced PC mill F5-F7 : WR shift mill + ORP

Crop Shear

FSB Finishing Mill F1-F4 : Advanced PC mill F5-F7 : ORP

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ISDEMIR Hot Strip Mill Project (Iskenderun, Turkey)
2,180mm rst hot strip mill in Turkey supplied by MH
ISDEMIR (Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works Co.), a member of ERDEMIR Group, has been a manufacturer of long steel products in Turkey. It promotes modernization and expansion projects in the factory. In 2005, ISDEMIR decided to construct a hot strip mill producing at steel products as a core project. In Turkey, MH was proud to have a share in such a core project and provides the hot strip mill for production of strip up to 2,050mm wide by utilizing the state of the art technologies.

Hot Strip Mill Project for JSW Steel Limited (Toranagallu, India)
2,250mm hot strip mill supplied by MH in India will start up in 2009
JSW Steel Limited, a leading private company in India, has been a major manufacturer of at steel products in India and promotes modernization and expansion of production capacity. In 2006, JSW decided to construct the new advanced hot strip mill producing high quality and high grade of strip. In India, MH will supply the rst hot strip mill for production of strip up to 2,150mm wide by utilizing the state of the art technologies such as advanced pair-cross mill.

UNIQUE FEATURES
Start-up Phase - Vertical edger with automatic width control (AWC) - 4-high roughing mill with quick roll changing device - Mandrelless type coil box - Drum type crop shear with quick drum changing device - Descaling facilities - Six 4-high nishing mills with: Pair cross system (F1F4) Mill stabilizer device (F1F4) Work roll shift device (F5F6) Work roll bending system (F1-F6) Hydraulic automatic gauge control system (AGC) Hydraulic looper Quick roll changing device Hot rolling oil system Interstand cooling system - Laminar cooling system - Two down coilers with hydraulic quick opening control system (QOC) - Non-step expanding mandrel - Coil conveyor system Slab Thickness Slab Width Slab Length Strip Thickness Strip Width Coil Weight Steel Grade

UNIQUE FEATURES LINE SPECIFICATION

Production Data Production Capacity : 3.5 million tons/year (4.5 million tons/year in future) : Low-carbon steel High-strength steel : 225 mm : 700 mm to 2,050 mm : Max. 12 m : 1.2 mm to 22 mm : 700 mm to 2,050 mm : Max. 39,000 kg Start-up Phase - Vertical edger (E2) with automatic width control (AWC) - 4-high roughing mill (R2) with quick roll changing device - Drum-type crop shear - Descaling facilities - Six 4-high nishing mills with: Pair cross system (F1F4) Mill stabilizer device (F1F4) Work roll shift device (F5F6) Work roll bending system (F1-F6) Hydraulic automatic gauge control system (AGC) Hydraulic looper Quick roll changing device Hot rolling oil system Interstand cooling system - Laminar cooling system - Two down coilers with hydraulic quick opening control system (QOC) - Non-step expanding mandrel - Coil conveyor system Slab Thickness Slab Width Slab Length Strip Thickness Strip Width Coil Weight Steel Grade

LINE SPECIFICATION
Production Data Production Capacity : 3.5 million tons/year (5.0 million tons/year in future) : Low-carbon steel High-strength steel : 220 mm : 900 mm to 2,150 mm : Max. 11 m : 1.2 mm to 25.4 mm : 900 mm to 2,150 mm : Max. 35,000 kg

Future Phase Future Phase - One additional roughing mill - One additional nishing mill - One additional down coiler - One additional slab sizing press (SSP) - One additional roughing mill (E1/ R1) - One additional nishing mill (F7) - One additional down coiler (No.3 DC)

LINE CONFIGURATION
4Hi-R2 with AWC Edger Crop Shear F7 (Future)

LINE CONFIGURATION
4Hi-R2 with AWC Edger Crop Shear Down Coiler

E1/R1 or R3 Reheating Furnace

400 ton/Hr x 2 + 1 (Future) (Future)

SSP
(Future)

2Hi-R1
(Future)

Reheating Furnace

HSB

Mandrel Less Coil Box

FSB

Finishiing Mill
F1-F4 : Advanced PC Mill F5-F6 : WR Shift Mill

HSB Down Coiler

2DC + 1DC (Future)

FSB Finishiing Mill No.3 DC

(Future) F1-F4 : Advanced PC Mill F5-F6 : WR Shifr Mill (F7 Future)

No.3 RF
(Future)

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Tata Steel Europe Direct Sheet Plant (IJmuiden, The Netherlands)
Semi-endless rolling process on compact hot strip mill
The Direct Sheet Plant of Tata Steel Europe (formely Corus) in IJmuiden, The Netherlands, started production in April 2000. The basic concept of the plant is to produce thin gauge hot rolled coils by the semi-endless rolling process on the compact hot strip mill, featuring the latest MH developed technologies. In this process, a very long slab is rolled and the strip is cut to suitable length, according to the desired coil weight, just before the carrousel coiler. This process realizes stable rolling and uniform strip quality even for the production of thin gauge, because non-steady rolling at the head and tail end of each strip can be largely reduced.

UNIQUE FEATURES
Start-up Phase - Dynamic pair-cross system equipped on the roughing mill (R2) and all nishing mills (F1F5), which can achieve powerful crown control even during rolling and is highly eective for ying gauge-change function necessary for semi-endless rolling - Small work roll diameters (450500 mm) on the later stands (F3F5) to reduce rolling force at higher reduction - Ultra-fast cooling system installed on the run-out table for cooling the strip rapidly to the target coiling temperature in a shorter cooling zone - High-speed strip shear for cutting the strip to suitable length using two knife drums and a carrousel coiler, enabling continuous and stable

Carrousel Coiler

coiling with two mandrels Innovation Phase - Looper shape meter (LSM) for measurement of strip shape and o-centering, leading to more stable rolling operation - Mill stabilizer device for prevention of mill vibration

Finishing Mills

LINE SPECIFICATION
Production Data
Production Capacity Steel Grade Slab Thickness Slab Length Strip Thickness Strip Width Coil Weight Line Data No. of Mill Stands Type of Mill Looper Strip Cooling Strip Shear Coiler Line Speed : 7 stands (2-RM and 5-FM) : Dynamic pair cross (R2, F1F5) Mill stabilizer device (F1F2) : Looper with shape meter (#4 looper) : Ultra-fast cooling type : Flying cut-type with rotary drums : Carrousel reel and wrapper roll type : Max. 1,200 m/min : 1.3 million tons/year : Low-carbon steel High-strength steel : 70 mm : Max. 300 m : 0.8 mm to 2.5 mm : 750 mm to 1,560 mm : Max. 33,000 kg

LINE CONFIGURATION

Roughing Mills

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Hot Strip Mill Project for Dragon Steel Corporation (Taichung, Taiwan)
2,050mm Semi-Continuous hot strip mill supplied by MH in Taiwan has started up in 2010
Doragon Steel Corporation, a member of CSC Group, has been a manufacturer of long product in Taiwan. It promotes modernization and expansion project in the factory. Dragon Steel Corporation, decided to construct a hot strip mill producing at steel products as a core project. MH provided the hot strip mill for production of strip up to 1,880mm wide by utilizing the state of the art technologies.

G Steel Public Company Limited (Rayong, Thailand)

G Steel (formerly Siam Strip Mill Public Co., Ltd.) plant in Thailand is the largest integrated hot rolled coil products manufacturer in Southeast Asia. It comprises the three basic production processes of steelmaking, continuous casting and hot rolling mill integrated into a close-coupled production line so called Mini Mill. MH supplied not only the hot rolling equipment and its auxiliaries, such as water treatment plant, cranes, sub-station, etc. but also the civil and building construction and installation for whole the production process equipment, on turn-key basis.

UNIQUE FEATURES
Start-up Phase - Vertical edger (E1) with automatic width control (AWC) - 2-high roughing mill (R1) - Vertical edger (E2) with automatic width control (AWC) - 4-high roughing mill (R2) with quick roll changing device - Heat Holding Cover - Drum-type crop shear - Descaling facilities - Seven 4-high nishing mills with: Pair cross system (F1F4) Mill stabilizer device (F1F4) Work roll shift device (F5F7) Work roll bending system (F1-F7) Hydraulic automatic gauge control system (AGC) Hydraulic looper Quick roll changing device Hot rolling oil system Interstand cooling system - Laminar cooling system - Two down coilers with hydraulic quick opening control system (QOC) - Non-step expanding mandrel - Coil conveyor system Future Phase - One additional slab sizing press (SSP) - One additional down coiler (No.3 DC) Coil Weight Strip Width Slab Length Strip Thickness Slab Thickness Slab Width Steel Grade

UNIQUE FEATURES LINE SPECIFICATION

Production Data Production Capacity : 3.0 million tons/year (3.8 million tons/year in future) : Low-carbon steel High-strength steel : 250 mm ,200 (stainless steel) : 780 mm to 1,880 mm (9001550SUS) : Max. 10 m : 1.2 mm to 25.4 mm (2.06.5SUS) : 700 mm to 1,880 mm (9001524SUS) : Max. 35,500 kg -Tandem operation of two roughing mills independently to nishing mill operation - Mandrelless coil box - Six nishing mills with: Hydraulic automatic gauge control (AGC) in all stands Pair-cross mill (PC Mill) for F2 and F3 On-line roll proler for F5 & F6 Work roll bending system in all stands Hot rolling oil system in all stands Strip Thickness Strip Width : 1.0 mm to 12 mm : 900 mm to 1500 mm Steel Grade : Low-carbon, Peritectic, Medium-carbon, High-carbon

LINE SPECIFICATION
Production Data Production Capacity : 1.5 million tons/year (Start-up phase)

Mandrel-Less Coil Box

Overview of Plant

LINE CONFIGURATION
4Hi-R2 with AWC Edger Crop Shear Down Coiler

LINE CONFIGURATION

SSP
(Future)

2Hi-R1

Reheating Furnace

Roughing mills Tunnel Furnace Edger R1 R2

Coil Box Crop Shear FSB

Finishing mills F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 #1 DC

HSB No.3 RF
(Future)

Heat Holding Cover

FSB Finishiing Mill

F1-F4 : Advanced PC Mill F5-F7 : WR Shifr Mill

No.3 DC
(Future)

Continuous Casting Machine

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