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Siemens to Modernize Aluminum Cold Rolling Mill in Bahrain
11/30/2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Co. B.S.C. in Manama, Bahrain, to equip its aluminum cold rolling mill no. 2 with new automation and drive systems. The mill will be upgraded during a scheduled plant shutdown at the end of February 2011.
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Co. B.S.C. (GARMCO) in Manama, Bahrain, to equip its aluminum cold rolling mill no. 2 with new automation and drive systems. The cold rolling mill will be upgraded during a scheduled plant shutdown at the end of February 2011.
GARMCO is a leading producer of rolled aluminum products in the Golf Region. The company's two cold rolling mills have a combined capacity of 165,000 tonnes per annum. Its main products are series 1000, 3000, and 5000 alloys with thicknesses ranging from 0.15 to 5 mm. The four-high, single-pass mill in the cold rolling mill no. 2 has a roll force of 21,000 kN and reaches a rolling speed of 1200 m/min. The maximum coil weight is 10 tonnes.
Siemens VAI will renew the entire automation equipment in the cold rolling mill and the associated secondary plants, featuring the Siroll Alu TCS process control system specifically developed for aluminum rolling mills. It contains an automatic roll gap and thickness control, a flatness control, and presetting the rolling mill on the basis of the production plan.
The project also covers the replacement of the power modules in the stand drive, the two coiler drives, and in most of the auxiliary drives. The consoles in the control centers will also be modernized.
The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen, Germany) is a leading international supplier of environmentally friendly production, transportation, building and lighting technologies. The Sector comprises six divisions: Building Technologies, Drive Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility und Osram. With around 204,000 employees worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry achieved in fiscal year 2010 total sales of approximately €34.9 billion.
The Siemens Industry Solutions Division (Erlangen, Germany) is one of the world's leading solution and service providers for industrial and infrastructure facilities comprising the business activities of Siemens VAI Metals Technologies, Water Technologies and Industrial Technologies. With around 29,000 employees worldwide (September 30), Siemens Industry Solutions posted sales of €6.0 billion in fiscal year 2010.
