The Southern Steel Corp, Vietnam, recently awarded Simac SpA, Italy, the certificate for final acceptance of its new wire rod mill at the Bien Hoa works. Simac designed, supplied and commissioned the mill.

Simac’s scope of supply included housingless stands, shear, loop former, finishing block for 5.5 to 12 mm diameter wire rod, water cooling section, pinch roll and laying head. Simac also supplied the loop cooling conveyor, coil forming device, pressing and tying machine for individual coils, and additional pressing and tying equipment for multiple coils. Simac’s scope also included hydraulic and lubrication equipment, power supply, automation and software as well as ancillary facilities.

Erection and handover were completed in the first quarter of 2004.

The Southern Steel Corp., Vietnam, manufactures bar steel and wire rod.

Simac SpA is a subsidiary of SMS Meer GmbH, 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.