Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd. grants FAC to KOCKS for the 3-roll RSB®

The Chinese state-owned steel producer Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd. (SGIS) issued to Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG, Germany, the FAC (Final Acceptance Certificate) for the 3-roll Reducing & Sizing Block (RSB®) 500++/4 in 5.0 design.




The new medium section bar mill at LAIWU works has implemented the KOCKS RSB® 500++/4, including size control system (SCS®), a 4D EAGLE® profile gauge and the design and closed-loop automation for the low temperature rolling process. The RSB® produces SBQ products within a range of Ø 50.0 up to Ø 130.0 mm.

SGIS is the 12th biggest steel producer in the world with an annual production of nearly 22 million tons of steel and enters with the biggest KOCKS RSB® the expanding and demanding market for medium size SBQ products with excellent metallurgical properties.