Guangdong Shaoguan Iron & Steel Co. orders KOCKS 3-roll technology
The Chinese iron and steel producer Guangdong Shaoguan Iron and Steel Group Company Ltd. has placed an order with Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Hilden, Germany, for the supply of a RSB® 300++/4 in 5.0 design.
Guangdong Shaoguan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Shaoguan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd.) operates as a subsidiary of China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited and was founded in 1966. The state-owned company manufactures and markets iron and steel products worldwide with an annual production of 6.8 Mio. Tonnage.
The RSB® 300++/4 will be a part of a brand new combined wire rod and BIC line in Shaoguan and will operate as finishing unit for the production of BIC within a dimensional range from
Ø 15.0 up to Ø 50.0 mm and supplies as pre-finisher all feeders for the wire rod line. Thanks to the remote control system, size changes can apply within a billet gap and stand changes can be done within max. five minutes due to the advanced stand quick change design.
KOCKS is THE process specialist with corresponding automation solutions about the 3-roll technology. The commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2019.
KOCKS rolled® products stand for an extraordinary quality – made to consistently high standards by commissioning.