Turkish Steel Mill Buys MORGOIL® KLX™ Bearings

Iskenderun Iron and Steel Works Co. (ISDEMIR) of Iskenderun, Turkey, has ordered multiple sets of MORGOIL KLX bearings from Morgan Construction Company¡¯s MORGOIL division in Worcester, Mass., USA. The bearings will be spares for the Mitsubishi-Hitachi (M-H) Hot Strip Mill currently under construction at Iskenderun. The first set of MORGOIL KLX bearings were supplied by Morgan through M-H for the mill¡¯s initial equipment. ¡°The KLX design is the most advanced oil film bearing technology in the world. It is the highest capacity bearing for its size available in the market, which results in a reduction of mill capital investment and operations costs,¡± said Gabriel F. Royo, Vice President and General Manager of MORGOIL Bearing Division and the Rolling Mill Spares, Installations and Services Division. ¡°The new mill in Turkey will also benefit by lowering operational and lubrication systems costs.¡± Bearings featuring the KLX technology are now installed or are being installed in 31 different mills worldwide. ¡°It is clear that the KLX is the bearing technology for the 21st century,¡± added Royo. Engineering and technical support for this contract will be supplied by the company¡¯s headquarters facility in Worcester, Mass. The bearings are scheduled for delivery during the third quarter of 2007. The MORGOIL Bearing Division provides a wide range of oil film bearing solutions for the most demanding applications in the metal rolling industries worldwide. Its parent firm, Morgan Construction Company, is a designer and producer of high-quality rolling mill products and services for the metal industry worldwide.