Morgan Provides Novel Coil Process for Czech Rod Mill

Morgan Provides Novel Coil Process for Czech Rod Mill Morgan Construction Company will provide a bar in coil outlet for wire rod and bar producer Třineck¨¦ Želez¨¢rny A.S. in Třinec, Czech Republic, that incorporates a heat retention tunnel to achieve specific mechanical properties. ¡°Třineck¨¦ is upgrading its bar in coil outlet to increase the variety and range of their specialty steel products,¡± said Martyn Bowler, Technical Sales Engineer, in announcing the contract, which marks Morgan¡¯s re-entry into the Czech market after many years. With the new equipment, Třineck¨¦ will be able to produce bar coils from 16mm in diameter up to 50mm with coil sizes of 1350mm in outside diameter, using special steels -- high alloyed and microalloyed steels as well as cold heading grade steel. ¡°Due to this large spectrum of steel grades,¡± Bowler said, ¡°further processing is required to achieve specific mechanical properties, so we developed a new system to achieve this.¡± That system includes a heat retention tunnel to retard the natural cooling process of the coils and louvers to regulate required temperatures. Attached to Třineck¨¦¡¯s pre-existing bar mill, the bar in coil outlet will also be capable of producing small lots of half-weight coils up to 2 metric tonnes.The contract also includes the supply of two strap compactors and a belly banding strap machine. Start up is expected by the end of April 2008. Morgan Construction Company is a designer and producer of high-quality rolling mill products and services for the metal industry worldwide.