Acciaierie di Sicilia, Italy, has successfully rolled the first spool on the spooler system supplied by Simac SpA.

Designed for a rolling speed of 36 meters per second and a spooling capacity of 80 tonnes per hour, the spooler system is capable of producing spools with a maximum weight of 3 tonnes.

Simac’s scope of supply included a water cooling section, shear, looper, loop distributor, spooler, and discharge facilities, tying machines that strap the spools at four points, and spool transport facilities. Simac also provided electrical equipment and automation as well as the ancillary facilities.

Simac SpA is a subsidiary of SMS Meer, and part of the Tube, Long Product and Forging Technology Business Area within the SMS group. The SMS group is internationally active in plant construction and mechanical engineering relating to the processing of steel, nonferrous metals and plastics. The group is divided into the Business Areas of Metallurgical Plant and Rolling Mill Technology, Tube, Long Product and Forging Technology and Plastics Technology. In the year 2003 around 9,500 employees worldwide generated a turnover of around EUR 2.20 billion.