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Mechel Commissions Forging Equipment at Urals Stampings Plant

05/28/2008 - Mechel OAO commissions a new modern ring rolling mill, provided by SMS Meer, that will produce weldless straight and section rings by radial-axial rolling.

Mechel OAO has commissioned a new modern ring rolling mill at its Urals Stampings Plant OAO steel subsidiary.
 
The new ring rolling mill RAW 200 (250)/160 (200) 3500/1000 was manufactured by SMS MEER, Germany. Designed to produce weldless straight and section rings by radial-axial rolling, the new machine will enable Urals Stampings Plant to produce rings with an outer diameter of 400 to 4200 mm and a height of 60 to 1000  mm.
 
The machine is fully computerized, which significantly reduces production costs and time, and ensures high product quality. The machine's average capacity is four tonnes per hour. Its options include ROLLTRONIC, which provides complete digital measuring and indication of the rings' size during the entire rolling process with the help of a laser measuring device; and ROLLTRACK, which provides graphics support during manual rolling operations. The machine also uses CARWIN, the program of automated ring rolling, which includes optimal selection of billets and tools and rolling process modeling.
 
Urals Stampings Plant, one of Mechel's steel subsidiaries, specializes in producing a wide range of metal stampings. The plant has a 22% share of the Russian stampings market and is one of the leading manufactures of rough axles for locomotive rolling stock. Currently, Urals Stampings Plant exports its products globally including the U.S., Canada, Slovakia, and Czech Republic. The plant is also the leading producer of large size stampings (over 1000 kg) in Russia.
 
"The commissioning of the modern equipment and development of a new product will enable Ural Stampings Plant to expand its share in the large stampings market and open new markets for rolled rings. There is high demand for these products from many promising industries, including oil and gas, aircraft, and mechanical engineering. The first commercial offers were received by the plant before the ring rolling mill startup. Potential
consumers of the plant's production include companies from Russia, North America, and Europe," Mechel Management OOO Chief Executive Officer Vladimir Polin commented.
 
The total cost of the new forging equipment at Urals Stampings Plant, the largest producer of hot-stamped billets, was more than RUR266.0 million (over US$11.0 million).
 
Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, unites producers of coal, iron ore, nickel, steel, rolled products, and hardware. Mechel products are marketed domestically and internationally.