CCM® – Compact Cold Mills

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Contents

Introduction 4

Steel Dynamics Inc. 10

USA

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works 12

Russia

Jinan Iron & Steel 14

China

Zhejiang Southeast Metal Sheet 18

China

Jindal South West Steel Limited 20

India

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Abul Khair 22
Bangladesch

KYCR 24
Bangladesch

International Steel Industries 26

Pakistan

Nam Kim Steel 28

Vietnam

Hoa Sen 30
Vietnam

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CCM® – Compact Cold Mills
Latest references
Latest references for two-stand reversing mills
The new concept for two-stand reversing cold rolling mills
– Compact Cold Mills (CCM®) for short – is a creation of
SMS group. What's special here is that we designed this
two-stand type specifically for the production volume of
minimills arranged downstream of CSP® plants.
It achieves capacities of 500,000 to 900,000 t of sheet
per year, so that this plant type closes the gap between
single-stand reversing mills and four-stand tandem mills.
RCM
Up to 500,000 tpy
Cost-optimized production capacity.
The CCM® principle, reference plant at Abul Khair, Bangladesh.
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Included in a CCM® are two roll stands in four-high or
six-high technology with variable, process-optimized work-
roll diameters as well as state-of-the-art thickness and
flatness control systems. Depending on requirements, the
stands come with work-roll, intermediate-roll, or backup-
roll drive. Another useful feature of CCM® is that you can
change from polished to rough-surface rolls in the final
pass. To ensure perfect crown correction, our CVC®
systems have been working effectively for years.
CCM® TCM
500,000 to 900,000 tpy Over 900,000 tpy
Your advantage: high cost-effectiveness
Investment and operating costs are optimized for the
capacity range of the CCM® and markedly lower than for
reversing stands or tandem mills. The CCM® by SMS
group features compact design, which benefits in
reduced investment costs of the infrastructure and in
high yield.
Flexible applications
The CCM® is sufficiently flexible to meet a whole range
of market requirements. Due to free selection of the
number of passes, it offers a wide spectrum of pass
strategies and proves highly versatile for all customary
materials such as sheet, ultra-thin sheet, stainless steel,
and Si strip.
Scope for further expansion
Upgrading an existing single-stand reversing cold mill into
a CCM® is not only possible but also affordable at mini-
mum effort with our flexible expansion strategy. It’s a
budget-friendly solution which, especially in recent years,
has been in strong demand from customers in young,
emerging markets.
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Our solution

Also available is the option of converting your reversing

CCM® into a tandem mill right up to fully continuous
PLTCM using our intelligent concept and durable plant
technology. Yet SMS group supplies smart technology not
just for any production capacity, but also for impressive
product variety.

Especially for rolling a very broad product portfolio ranging

from IF grades to high-strength steels including stainless
steels, SMS group has developed the CVC® plus M 18/4
multifunctional stand type that can even be integrated into
existing stands. It features easy and rapid-change pack-
ages with roll sets in CVC® plus four-high and 18-high
design. Consequently, you can expand your product spec-
trum at low cost to supply even small batches that cannot
be produced profitably on specialized mills. Switching
between the mulit-roll mode and the 18-Its mode is per-
formed during a regular roll change.

Proven technological control elements

and measuring systems

The tried-and-tested technological control elements we

install in our X-Roll® cold mills guarantee high production,
stable and resource-saving operations, as well as excellent
strip quality in terms of thickness, flatness, and surface
quality.

Included here are:

Hydraulic Roll Adjustment (HGC)
CVC® plus roll shifting system
Positive and negative work roll bending, and –
depending on the stand type – intermediate roll bending
HS Horizontal stabilization
Edge Drop Control (EDC®)
Multizone cooling
Dry Strip system (DS system)
EDC® minimizes the typical thickness reduction in the strip
edge area, reducing trimming losses. We also ensured our
DS system is the ideal contact-free way to remove the
rolling emulsion from the strip. It uses a controlled airflow
that also dries the strip surface.
You benefit because DS systems from SMS are both ener-
gy-saving and low-noise. T-roll® process technology precise-
ly records the processes in the roll gap. This enables you to
configure more energy-efficient cold rolling, thanks to exact
advance calculation of rolling temperature, rolling force,
lubrication behavior, and surface roughness. As a result,
you can reduce friction in the roll gap by precisely adjusting
the application of cooling lubricant.

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Principle of a highly efficient CCM® in CVC® plus six-high design. Shown without housing.

Innovative, high-precision measurement systems such as Key elements are:

our X-Shape flatness measuring roller and our system for X-Pact® modular automation packages
measuring residual oil on the strip guarantee the strip Plug & Work tests
quality or help you save operating materials. Energy distribution and drive systems
Hardware design
Central control stations
Effective mechatronic systems

Using our holistic system expertise in mechanics as well

as electrics and automation, we develop for and with you
flexible, cost-competitive, tailor-made solutions.

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Our latest developments keep you at the cutting edge

As a plant operator, you face high competitive pressure SMS supports these requirements through constant
that demands the most efficient, flexible production improvement of our well-known, proven X-Roll® technology.
possible. Now there is a new generation of X-Roll® cold mills offering
numerous optimizations and innovations.

Assistance systems for yield increase

Yield Optimizer

Simplifies the strip threading process for the manually

preset roll gap

Technical features
Consideration of the hot strip profile
Easy strip threading into the roll gap
Prevention of marks on the strip surface
Stable tension build-up
Setup tables or Level 2
Exit side cameras

Advantages
The yield optimizer significantly increases the yield of batch mills.
Strongly reduced off-gauge weight up to 1.5 %
Increase of yield
Fast, stable and reliable threading process
Low investment costs
No lead strip and therefore no additional welding Ideally used in new mills for standard products
equipment required Interesting for modernizations with limited budget

Total Roll Gap Control (TRC®)

Assistance system for automatic strip threading into the

preset roll gap

Technical features
Automatically strategy adaption on thickness, material
and respectively to operator demand
Close to target strip thickness already at head end
Direct roll gap measurement or installation of load
cells under wedge adjustment system
Level 2 automation
Exit side cameras

Advantages
Highest savings in off-gauge wight
Increase of process stability
No lead strip and therefore no additional welding
equipment required
TRC® is part of the level 2 automation. For the first time it was installed
in Bilstein’s tandem cold mill as part of a revamp.
Ideally used in new mills for high-grade products
Interesting for modernization with complete exchange of
the level 2/level 1 automation

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Emulsion Compact Unit (ECU)

Emulsion plant in very compact design with only small

space requirements

Technical features
Multi-level installation
Reuse of heat from the rolling process
Reduced piping

Advantages
Considerably reduced space requirements (up to 40 %)
ECU-concept for a pickling line tandem cold mill with separate emulsion
Reduced energy consumption plants for rolling stands 1-4 and 5.
Lower investment level

Sieflex®-HT gear type drive spindle

Transmission of high rolling torques even at small work

roll diameters

Technical features
Improved tooth rim design
Material of higher wear resistance
Enlargement of alignment range up to 3.5 degree

Advantages
Smaller work rolls
Lower rolling force
Reduced operating costs
Drive train with Sieflex®-HT gear type drive spindle for a cold rolling mill
More compactly designed new mills with work roll drive.
Increased capability of existing plants
Optimal for product mix including high and ultra-high
strength grades

DS System

Cost efficient strip blow-off system by reduced com-

pressed air consumption

Technical features
Optimal combination of stationary and moveable sealing
elements
Contact- and wearless sealing of the work roll barrel by
the COANDA-nozzle
Targeted and perfectly balanced blow-off and exhaustion
areas

Advantages
Exit side installation of blow-off system in the last stand of a cold
Reduced noise emission rolling mill.
50 % reduced maintenance costs
More than 60 % reduced energy costs
80 % less rejected coils because of emulsion residues
on the strip

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Steel Dynamics Inc.,

Butler, USA

World's first CCM® plant

The Compact Cold Mill for Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) in
Butler, USA, is designed to roll all hot-strip grades pro-
duced on the upstream CSP® plant. That means it is capa-
ble of processing SAE 1006 to 1030 including HSLA
steels. This input material goes to make cold strip in widths
of up to 1,575 mm and minimum thicknesses of 0.38 mm.
To meet the high requirements here, the backup rolls are
supported in oil bearings. This allows the rolls to be ground
in the neck sleeves for maximum true-running accuracy.
Also contributing to top product quality are the state-of-
the-art thickness and flatness control systems.

The mill consists of two four-high CVC® roll stands, a gear-

type payoff reel, and two direct-driven reversing reels in
the entry and exit sections (high-tension reels). The small-
est work-roll diameter is 400 mm.

Housing window of the four-high roll stands.

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View of the entry side with 2 reels.

CVC®-4 Reversing cold rolling mill, CCM® (Commissioned in 1997)

Production data Technical data Technical features

Material SAE 1006 to 1030, Stand design CVC®-4 Axially shiftable work rolls
incl. HSLA, Rolling speed max. 1,350 m/min (for CVC® control)
CQ 50 %, DQ 30 % Rolling force max. 22,000 kN Positive and negative work-roll
Strip width 915 to 1,575 mm Capacity approx. 850.000 tpy bending
Strip thickness DS system (Dry Strip)
ingoing 2.03 to 3.96 mm Direct-driven tension reels
outgoing 0.38 to 2.18 mm Oil bearings (BUR bearings)
Coil weight 28 t

Payoff reel and reversing reel. Run-up curve.

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Production [%]

75

50

25

0
1 2 3 4 5
Months after commissioning

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Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works,
Russia
Tailor-made design for special products
Originally, the SMS-patented Compact Cold Mill (CCM®)
design was developed for the cost-optimized production
of cold-rolled material in a typical minimill. Yet, due to its
great flexibility, the two-stand reversing cold rolling mill is
also recognized as a tailor-made design for manufacturing
special products in an integrated metallurgical complex –
such as Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK).
This project represents a key milestone for MMK in
improving its competitiveness in cold-rolled products.
Opting for CCM® paid off for MMK in terms of an opti-
mum balance between investment and yield.
Housing window.
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Magnitogorsk
Iron & Steel Works
Operating results
We preassembled many of the units in the stand and
interstand areas as well as in the entry and exit sections
in our Hilchenbach workshop.
That ensured a short erection phase and commissioning.
As a result, the first strip in saleable quality rolled off the
line straight away. Fully operational from the start were all
technological controls including the shifting and bending
system.
Then, over the following weeks, we optimized the process
controls and boosted the yield.
There were words of praise from our customer when the
plant surpassed the contractually agreed performance
guarantees for strip thickness and flatness tolerances as
well as off-size lengths. Today, the system achieves excel-
lent quality results in all operating modes.
Exit side.
Overall view of the mill.

CVC®-4 Reversing cold rolling mill, CCM® (Commissioned in 2002)

Production data Technical data Technical features

Material LC, HSLA Stand design CVC®-4 Axially shiftable work rolls
Strip width 800 to 1,650 mm Rolling speed max. 1,350 m/min (for CVC® control)
Strip thickness Rolling force max. 22,000 kN Positive and negative work-roll
ingoing 1.5 to 5.0 mm Capacity approx. 800,000 tpy bending
outgoing 0.35 to 3.0 mm Multizone cooling
Coil weight max. 35 t DS system (Dry Strip)
AIO (All-in-one) modular design
Direct-driven tension reels
Oil bearings (BUR bearings)

Coils ready for dispatch. Run-up curve.

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80
Production [%]

60

40

20

0
1 2 3 4 5
Months after commissioning

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Jinan Iron & Steel Group Corporation,

China

Low operating costs thanks to X-Pact®

automation

Jinan Iron & Steel Group Co. of Shandong Province in
China contracted SMS group in September 2003 to sup-
ply a CCM® (Compact Cold Mill) and a single-stand skin-
pass facility complete with all electrical systems and
automation.
duction of 840,000 t. Included here are axially shiftable
work rolls for high production flexibility. Our proven DS
(Dry Strip) system ensures optimal strip drying.
The first strip was rolled in December 2005.

We built the two-stand reversing cold rolling mill in CVC®
plus four-high design including oil bearings. Capable of
producing carbon and low alloyed carbon steels, the plant
can roll strip to a minimum thickness of 0.3 mm and a
maximum width of 1,650 mm. It achieves an annual pro-
We ran an extensive integration test to thoroughly check
the X-Pact® Level-2 system. Equally important for smooth
commissioning was intensive support of the customer by
our experts. This formed the basis for a steep run-up
curve.

Preparation of a work-roll change.

The X-Pact® automation.

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Overall view of the mill.

CVC®-4 Reversing cold rolling mill, CCM® (Commissioned in 2005)

Production data Technical data Technical features
Material LC, HSS, HSLA Stand design four-high stand Axially shiftable work rolls
Strip width 900 to 1,650 mm with CVC® plus (for CVC® plus control)
Strip thickness Rolling speed max. 1,350 m/min Positive and negative work-roll
LC steels Rolling force max. 22,000 kN bending
ingoing 1.8 to 5.0 mm Capacity approx. 840,000 tpy DS system (Dry Strip)
outgoing 0.3 to 2.5 mm Oil bearings (BUR bearings)
HS and HSLA steels X-Pact®-Automation
ingoing 2.7 to 5.0 mm (including Level 2)
outgoing 0.3 to 2.5 mm AIO modular design
Coil weight 30 t (max. 35 t)

Control stand with X-Pact® automation.

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SMS group as a systems supplier

including automation

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Zhejiang Southeast Metal Sheet,
China
Excellent mill setup with X-Pact® level 2
This was an order from Zhejiang Southeast Metal Sheet
that SMS group build a Compact Cold Mill. The two-stand
reversing cold mill is featuring six-high stands and CVC®-
plus technology. Here is what our customer gained above
all: increased plant flexibility in terms of the grades and
qualities to be rolled.
Furthermore, SMS group supplied the entire electrical
equipment and X-Pact® automation system for the mill,
which was integrated into a new complex.
View of the drive side with fume exhauster.
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Comprehensive integration tests
Exclusively available from SMS, the X-Pact® Level-2 sys-
tem ensures an excellent mill setup. Our services also
involved extensive integration testing that ensured smooth
commissioning and a steep run-up curve.
The mill rolls strip with a maximum width of 1,350 mm
from a maximum ingoing thickness of 4.0 mm down to a
minimum final thickness of 0.2 mm. It achieves an annual
production rate of some 500,000 t and can handle coils
weighing up to 28 t.
A processor of high-grade material, Zhejiang has attracted
a number of major orders. They include steel structures
and cladding for sports arenas for the 2008 Olympic
Games and for the new airport in Guangzhou.
What clinched the decision in favor of SMS technology
was the ideal combination of cost-effectiveness and
attainable product quality.
Control stand for coil feeding.
Overall view of the mill.

CVC®-6 Reversing cold rolling mill, CCM® (Commissioned in 2006)

Production data Technical data Technical features

Material LC, HSLA Stand design six-high with Axially shiftable intermediate rolls
Strip width 600 to 1,350 mm CVC® plus (for CVC®-plus control)
Strip thickness Rolling speed max. 1,200 m/min Positive and negative work-roll and
ingoing 1.8 to 4.0 mm Rolling force max. 18,000 kN intermediate-roll bending
outgoing 0.2 to 2.0 mm Capacity approx. 500,000 tpy DS system (Dry Strip) on both stands
Coil weight max. 28 t X-Pact® automation
(including Level 2)

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Jindal South West Steel
Toranagallu, India
First CCM® in India
Here, in the Indian province of Karnataka, SMS group
built the sub-continent's first CCM®. This was after Jindal
South West Steel Ltd. (JSW) contracted us in 2005 to
supply a Compact Cold Mill (CCM®) as well as a skin-pass
stand. The skin-pass stand can process not only cold
strip, but also hot-rolled and pickled strip.
These plants are part of a new cold rolling complex JSW
erected in Toranagallu.
Preassembly of the mill stands in our workshop.
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62 t coil weight
The high-capacity cold rolling mill is designed for an annu-
al production of 850.000 t. It’s equipped to handle coils
weighing up to 62 t and strip of up to 1,650 mm wide.
Naturally, the CCM® rolls standard products, but it can
also produce carbody sheets for the automotive industry.
That demands extremely high strip quality and flexibility
of the CCM®. To meet these requirements, the CCM® is
engineered as a six-high stand and fitted with our patent-
ed CVC® plus six-high technology.
Overall view of the mill.
Operator side of the raised mill.

CVC®-6 Reversing cold rolling mill, CCM® (Commissioned in 2007)

Production data Technical data Technical features

Material LC, HSLA, IF Stand design six-high with Axially shiftable intermediate rolls
Strip width 800 to 1,650 mm CVC® plus (for CVC®-plus control)
Strip thickness Rolling speed max. 1,350 m/min Positive and negative work-roll and
ingoing 1.8 to 6.0 mm Rolling force max. 22,000 kN intermediate-roll bending
outgoing 0.3 to 3.0 mm Capacity approx. 850,000 tpy DS system (Dry Strip) on both stands
Coil weight max. 62 t Flatness control and multi-zone
cooling on both stands

Hydraulic systems.

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Abul Khair,
Bangladesch
Best flatness results of thin strip rolling
at high rolling speeds
It was in 2012 when ABUL KHAIR Strip Processing Ltd.
awarded SMS group a contract for a Compact Cold Mill
(CCM®). Completed just three years later, the mill started
its ultra-thin strip production in 2015, and is now the main
production plant at the Abul Khair facility in Chittagong.
The CCM® is a flexible plant type that enables Abul Khair
to meet a whole range of market requirements. Fundamen-
tal to the CCM® design developed by SMS group are two
reversing mills with a CVC® plus six-high configuration,
provided with small work rolls of minimum diameter of
260 mm. Regarding production capacity, the CCM® closes
the gap between the single-stand reversing mill (RCM) and
the multi-stand tandem mill (TCM). What also made it an
attractive alternative for Abul Khair were the low invest-
ment and operating costs.
The CCM® processes pickled hot strip in widths of up to
1,250 mm and entry gages of up to 4.0 mm. It rolls a
major part of the strips down to a minimum final thickness
Enter side pay-off seel.
The first strip was rolled on April 23, 2015.
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of 0.09 mm. For this reason, it is the first CCM® world-
wide rolling to such small final gage. The quality-determin-
ing plant components were all made in SMS group's own
workshops. Equally effective are CVC® plus technology
combined with work roll and intermediate roll bending,
multi-zone cooling at the entry and exit ends, as well as
our Dry Strip system because they ensure all strip quality
requirements are met. SMS group equipped the CCM®
with a payoff reel and two tension reels. Related to this
particular product mix the annual production capacity is
185,000 t.
Also included in the SMS group supply scope were the
emulsion plant with a capacity of 8,000 liters per minute.
This unit features a chain magnet separator and vacuum
filter for efficient rolling emulsion cleaning. Plus there are
speed-controlled pumps that feed the required quantity of
emulsion for especially low-energy operation. That means
the CCM® is not only flexible, but also saves resources.
Mill stand in proven CVC® plus six-high design: the slender work rolls achieve high reductions.

CVC® plus 6 Reversing cold rolling mill, CCM® (Commissioned in 2015)

Production data Technical data Technical features

Material LC Stand design six-high with Axially shiftable intermediate rolls
Strip width 650 to 1,250 mm CVC® plus for CVC® plus control
Strip thickness Rolling speed max. 1,500 m/min Positive and negative work roll and
ingoing 1.00 to 4.00 mm Rolling force max. 12,000 kN intermediate roll bending
outgoing 0.09 to 1.20 mm Capacity approx. 185,000 tpy Multizone cooling on both stands
Coil weight max. 25 t DS system (Dry Strip) on both
stands

Plant overview: opeerator side.

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KYCR,
Bangladesch
Cost-effective expansion concept
Bangladesh is a developing country with a continually
expanding economy and steadily growing industrial sector.
Leading by example is the young company KYCR Coil
Industries Limited.
KYCR is a subsidiary of KDS Steel, which makes it a mem-
ber of the KDS group. Taking a major step forward, the
company built its modern cold rolling complex in Kumira,
25 kilometers from Chittagong, in 2000. Right at the heart
of the production facility is the reversing cold mill (RCM)
from SMS group in six-high design with CVC® plus. It has
been in operation since 2002. Also fully operational are the
pickling line as well as a slitting and wrapping line. KYCR
further processes the strip it produces here in a continu-
ous galvanizing line and a color coating line.
Initially, the RCM produced high-quality cold strip in final
thicknesses of down to 0.10 mm. To achieve this level of
performance, the plant was designed with CVC® plus tech-
nology specially for rolling thin strip. Crucial here were very
small work rolls with a diameter of 200 mm for high reduc-
tions per pass. Then, after more than ten years of success-
ful plant operation, KYCR decided to expand the power and
capacity of its RCM using a tailor-made package from SMS
group. That's why, in May 2013, the company contracted
SMS group to upgrade its existing RCM into a Compact
Cold Mill (CCM®).
It was a huge advantage that SMS group had planned the
RCM right from the start with the option of subsequent
expansion. Now the existing plant was converted into a
two-stand CCM® with CVC® plus in both mill stands. Taking
this step meant KYCR increased its annual production
capacity from 100,000 to approx. 170,000 t.
Included in our scope of supply was the SMS group
X-Pact® electrics and automation system. As part of the
plant expansion, the electrical and automation systems
for both the new and the old plants were enhanced.
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This involved new, highly dynamic regulation and controls
based on state-of-the-art target and guide value technolo-
gy. There were even more extras in the package, such as
user-friendly process visualization and control.
Not only responsible for the core mill stand equipment,
SMS group also expanded the high and low pressure
hydraulics as well as the emulsion plant. That required
enlarging the basement equipment, another component of
the advance planning.
Conveniently located near to our customer, the Indian Joint
Venture partner of SMS, Esmech Equipment Pvt. Ltd., also
supplied further plant equipment.
What clearly benefitted KYCR was that the foundations had
been designed with such foresight because the second mill
stand could be installed at little cost and effort. This meant
only the exit-side equipment such as coiling reel, coil trans-
fer car, and belt wrapper had to be moved. Holistic plan-
ning ensured the necessary plant standstill time was as
short as possible.
It was a big day on August 16, 2015 when KYCR rolled the
first strip on its new CCM®. The plant produces very thin
strip for the regional market in widths of 600 to 1,050 mm
and final thicknesses of down to 0.09 mm.
Helmut Klatt, Technical Project Manager at SMS group,
says: “Apart from CVC® plus, the CCM® features a new,
modern regulation and control system with modern target
and guide technology. All this guarantees a cost-effective
production process plus high product reliability and quality.
And that helps KYCR further enhance its market position.”
CCM®: Entryside.

CVC® plus 6 Reversing cold rolling mill, CCM® (Commissioned in 2015)

Production data Technical data Technical features

Material carbon steels Stand design six-high with Axially shiftable intermediate rolls
Strip width 600 to 1,050 mm CVC® plus (for CVC® plus control)
Strip thickness Rolling speed max. 1,000 m/min Positive and negative work-roll and
ingoing 1.60 to 3.00 mm Rolling force max. 10,000 kN intermediate-roll bending
outgoing 0.10 to 0.50 mm Capacity approx. 170,000 tpy X-Pact® electrics and automation
Coil weight max. 22 t

The RCM prior to expansion. The KYCR CCM® during the commissioning phase.

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International Steel Industries,

Pakistan

First CCM® for an integrated cold rolling

complex in Pakistan

A renowned Pakistani company, International Steels Limit-
ed (ISL) awarded SMS group a contract in February 2014
to expand its reversing cold mill (RCM).
This RCM in CVC® plus four-high design was the first of
its type in Pakistan. Ever since 2011, ISL had been using
it to produce high-quality cold strip in widths of 700 to
1250 mm and final thicknesses of down to 0.25 mm. The
plant's annual capacity was 250,000 t. Now our customer
could reap the full benefit of the initial planning. That's
because the RCM was designed with the option of low-
cost future expansion into a two-stand CCM® already built
in. Most important here was the preparation of the foun-
dations and media systems. So, when ISL was ready for
the next stage, it placed the order with SMS group.
Equipped with the two-stand Compact Cold Mill (CCM®),
ISL has increased its annual capacity by 70 percent.
There was no need to expand the capacity of the emul-
sion system because it had been designed for two-stand
operation right from the start. It was sufficient to move
the exit-side equipment such as tension reel and coil cars
to make room for the second mill stand.
Esmech Equipment Pvt. Ltd., the Indian joint venture part-
ner of SMS group, supplied further plant components.
Specifically, they contributed equipment for roll changing,
the interstand area, the stand platform and housing, as
well as valve stands for the low-pressure hydraulics.
As early as July 26, 2015, the first coil successfully rolled
off the Compact Cold Mill (CCM®) of International Steel
Limited (ISL).

SMS group supplied the second mill stand in identical

design to the existing stand in a four-high version with
hydraulic roll adjustment, CVC® plus, and work roll bend-
ing. Included in the scope of supply for the second mill
stand was also an X-Shape flatness measuring and con-
trol system from SMS group.

The X-Shape flatness measuring roller from SMS group is sturdy and works with precision. The RCM prior to expansion.

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CCM® after revamp.

CVC®-4 Reversing cold rolling mill, CCM® (Commissioned in 2015)

Production data Technical data Technical features

Material CQ, DQ, DDQ Stand design four-high with Hydraulic roll adjustment
Strip width 700 to 1,250 mm CVC® plus Axially shiftable work rolls
Strip thickness Rolling speed max. 1,200 m/min (for CVC® plus control)
ingoing 1.60 to 5.00 mm Rolling force max. 15,000 kN Work-roll bending
outgoing 0.25 to 2.00 mm Capacity approx. 425,000 tpy X-Shape flatness measuring roller
Coil weight max. 25 t

View of the entry side of the CCM®.

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Nam Kim Steel,

Vietnam

Step-by-step production expansion

Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company ranks among Viet-
nam's leading suppliers of surface-treated cold strip.
Teaming up with SMS India Pvt. Ltd., Indian joint venture
partner and member of SMS group Esmech Equipment
Pvt. Ltd. supplied the electrics and automation for a high-
performance reversing cold mill (RCM) with proven SMS
rolling technology for Nam Kim Steel. The plant success-
fully went on stream in April 2015. Immediately, with the
RCM alone, Nam Kim Steel set new standards in cold
strip quality on the local market.
Yet, to further boost its production, Nam Kim Steel con-
tracted SMS group in April 2015 to supply a two-stand
Compact Cold Mill (CCM®). That is the second time Nam
Kim Steel is relying on Esmech Equipment Pvt. Ltd. for the
mechanical equipment featuring SMS rolling technology
and core components from SMS group Germany, as well
as the ancillary plants. Here again, as with the RCM, the
electrics and automation come from SMS India Pvt. Ltd.
What the six-high CCM® means for Nam Kim Steel is a
boost to its annual capacity for high-quality cold strip by
435,000 t and an even stronger position on the regional
market.
Equipped with CVC® plus in combination with positive and
negative work-roll and intermediate-roll bending, the
CCM® achieves a very wide range of settings for the roll
gap. Together with the X-Shape flatness measuring and
control system, that guarantees a precision rolling result
with top strip flatness.
The two belt wrappers on the tension reels ensure dam-
age-free coiling of the finished strip. Also contained is
equipment for fast work-roll and intermediate-roll chang-
ing. That reduces idle times and boosts plant productivity.
Commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2016.

CVC® plus six-high mill stand.

Drive-side view of a similar CCM®.

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Nam Kim Steel is increasing production not by expanding the new RCM, but by adding a complete CCM®.

CVC® plus 6 Reversing cold rolling mill, CCM® (Commissioned end of 2016)

Production data Technical data Technical features

Material LC Stand design six-high with Axially shiftable intermediate rolls
Strip width 650 to 1,250 mm CVC® plus (for CVC® plus control)
Strip thickness Rolling speed max. 1,400 m/min Positive and negative work-roll and
ingoing 1.6 to 4.5 mm Rolling force max. 12,000 kN intermediate-roll bending
outgoing 0.2 to 2.0 mm Capacity approx. 435,000 tpy X-Pact® electrics and automation
Coil weight max. 25 t X-Shape flatness measuring roller
Yield optimizer

Design of a similar CCM®.

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COLD ROLLING MILLS

Hoa Sen,
Vietnam

Plant concept ideal for growth market Vietnam SMS group supplies the complete electrical equipment and
the automation system including Level 1 and 2. Physically
In spring 2016 the Vietnamese Hoa Sen Group placed an defined adaptive models, e.g. to describe plastic yielding,
order with SMS group for the complete supply of a twin- roll gap and roll setting, are precondition for optimized
stand CCM® in the context of further expansion of the pass schedule arrangement as well as for the ideal preset-
facilities nearby Ho Chi Minh City. By this order, Hoa Sen ting of the process parameters for thickness, tension and
group confirms trust in the plant technology of SMS group. flatness control. Thereby it is possible that the mill reacts
Such as the successful previous supply of a reversing very flexibly on changes of the rolling process and achieves
cold mill (RCM), which went into operation in 2015, the reliably the product quality required. Excellent flatness
mechanical equipment will be delivered by joint-venture results are ensured by the X-Shape flatness measurement
partner Esmech Equipment Pvt. Ltd. from India. Core and control system. Part of the supply scope are an entry
components of the rolling technology are provided from and an exit side X-Shape flatness measurement roll by
SMS group in Germany. In contrast to the previous order, SMS group, which are characterized by their robust design
this time the X-Pact® electrical and automation systems and at the same time highly precise measurement accura-
are part of the contract as well. The CCM® will be also cy and trouble free signal transmission.
equipped with the advanced X-Shape flatness measure-
ment and control system. Also included in the supply are fluid and media plants, like
high and low pressure hydraulic as well as the emulsion
The CCM® is designed for the rolling of low carbon steel plant.
strips with maximum width up to 1,250 millimeter and min-
imum final gages down to 0.11 millimeters. The annual pro-
duction capacity adds up to 350,000 tons. The CVC® plus
technology by SMS group in combination with other proven
rolling technologies ensures the high-grade strip quality.
The rolling stands in 6-high design are provided with small
work rolls, by what high pass reductions can be realized.
Rolling takes place with maximum rolling speed up to
1400 meters per minute. The CCM® is provided with a pay-
off and two reversing reels, so the finished coils can be
removed from entry and exit side as needed. The reversing
reels are designed to wind up finished strips to coils with
a maximum weight of 27 tons. Further both are equipped
with belt wrappers for easy coiling of thin strips onto the
sleeves. Work and intermediate roll change work automati-
cally.

In 2015, the reversing cold mill by SMS

group has started operation at Hoa Sen.
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Design concept of a similar CCM®.

CVC® plus 6-Reversing-cold mill, CCM® (Commissioned in autumn 2017)

Production data Technical data Technical features

Material LC Stand design 6-high stands with Axially shiftable intermediate rolls
Strip width 650 - 1,250 mm CVC® plus (for CVC® plus control)
Strip thickness Rolling speed max. 1,400 m/min. Positive and negative work- and
ingoing 1.60 – 4.00 mm Rolling force max. 12,000 kN intermediate roll bending
outgoing 0.11 – 1.20 mm Capacity 350,000 tpy X-Pact® electrics and automation
Coil weight max. 27 t X-Shape flatness measuring roll
Yield optimizer

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Cold Rolling Mills Division

Wiesenstrasse 30
57271 Hilchenbach, Germany
Phone: +49 2733 29-1800
Fax: +49 2733 29-1782
W6-305E

E-mail: cm-csteel@sms-group.com
Internet: www.sms-group.com

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