ANDRITZ to supply new MonoBlock cold-rolling mill, skin pass mill, and annealing & pickling line upgrade to NAS

The ANDRITZ scope comprises the design and supply of the complete mechanical and electrical equipment, as well as supervision of installation and start-up. The deliveries will be designed with a particular focus on production efficiency, strip shape, and strip surface condition to manufacture products of the highest quality.

• The new Sundwig MonoBlock (SMB) 20-high cold mill will be capable of rolling up to 1350 mm wide product, with a maximum incoming material gauge of 6.2 mm and a finished material gauge as thin as 0.15 mm. The unique SMB design provides additional features for easy maintenance such as the automatic roll change device, increased roll grinding ranges, easy back-up roll assembly, and direct hydraulic adjustment via long stroke cylinders resulting in a large roll gap opening.

• The new skin pass mill will be capable of rolling up to 1600 mm wide product. Material gauges will be from 6.2 mm to 0.3 mm.

• Annealing and pickling line #2 will be upgraded to include a new state-of-the-art furnace cooling section, shot blasting and pickling section.

North American Stainless (NAS) is the largest fully integrated stainless-steel producer in the U.S. and a member of the Acerinox Group. This order confirms the long-standing, successful business relationship between ANDRITZ and the Acerinox Group.

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ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems, services and digital solutions for a wide range of industries and end markets. Sustainability is an integral part of the company’s business strategy and corporate culture. With its extensive portfolio of sustainable products and solutions, ANDRITZ aims to make the greatest possible contribution to a sustainable future and help its customers achieve their sustainability goals. ANDRITZ is a global market leader in all four of its business areas – Pulp & Paper, Metals, Hydro and Separation. Technological leadership and global presence are cornerstones of the group’s strategy, which is focused on long-term profitable growth. The publicly listed group has around 29,700 employees and over 280 locations in more than 40 countries.

ANDRITZ METALS
ANDRITZ Metals is – via the Schuler Group – one of the world’s leading suppliers of technologies, plants and digital solutions in metal forming. The product portfolio also includes automation and software solutions, process know-how and service. In the metals processing segment, the business area offers innovative, sustainable and market-leading solutions for the production and processing of flat products, for welding systems and furnaces with its own burner solutions, as well as services for the metals processing industry.