Largest Order for the
HerkulesGroup in Turkey
Along with Erdemir, the Habaş Group has been one of the largest steel producers in the country since 1987. The customer opted for a WaldrichSiegen ProfiGrind roll grinder for its hot rolling mill back in 2018. For the new cold rolling mill in Ismir, the customer is equipping its roll shop with a total of three Herkules roll grinders and a ProfiTex 60 S EDT machine from WaldrichSiegen. A full range of roll shop equipment completes the order from one single source.
The Herkules Roll Shop Management System, MRS for short, manages the roll grinders within the roll shop. It provides detailed analyses and handles central workflows in relation to the structured planning, control and monitoring of work processes, such as de-chocking and the subsequent work steps, as well as the decision about which machine should be used for grinding and with which program. In future, the entire roll shop and the two semigantry cranes will be controlled fully automatically via the MRS. For minimal stock removal with equally high-precision surface accuracy, the grinders are also equipped with the high-precision C-frame measuring device, so that the required tolerances of 0.002 μm/m are achieved with ease.
But it is not just the software that impresses across the board: the WS 600 combination roll grinder and the two WS 450 KL work roll grinders feature hydrostatic lubrication and the patented Monolith™ machine bed technology. “The innovative sandwich design guarantees homogeneous roll surfaces. It dampens vibrations, is thermally stable and does not require a foundation. This is an absolute advantage for our customers, especially in regions of the world at high risk of earthquakes, as the machines are quickly ready to be put back into operation,” explains Andreas Bongardt, Sales Director for Eastern Europe and the CIS.
The EDT machine type ProfiTex 60 S from WaldrichSiegen, which is also integrated into the roll shop, is another key machine in the customer‘s cold rolling mill. “A large proportion of the flat material produced is manufactured with textured rolls and is supplied to various industries,” says Andreas Bongardt. “The quality requirements, for example in the automotive industry, are extremely high, which is why a flawless roll surface is essential. With the EDT machine from WaldrichSiegen, our customer Habaş definitely gains a competitive advantage.“