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SIMEC

SPECIAL STEELS

TLAXCALA

CHOLULA

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SCRAP YARDS

50,000 t/m SCRAP

MOVEMENTS

MISCELANEOUS / BUNDLES / PLANT RETURN / SCABS

STRUCTURAL / HECKET / SHREDED / TURNINGS

SCHREDDER SYSTEM

RAW MATERIALS WHAREHOUSE

• 2 TRANSFER CARS &

• 4 TRAVELING CRANES

CRAB AND MAGNETS TO MOVE THE SCRAP

MIX SCRAP ACCORDING TO

COMPLIANCE WITH CHEMICAL

ANALYSIS

ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE (DANIELI)

AUTOMATION LEVEL II

SCRAP CHARGE TRANSFER CAR FURNACE CHARGE

CHEMICAL AND ELECTRICAL POWER SCRAP MELTING AND

STEEL HEATING

TAPPING STEEL (FURNACE TO LADLE)

HEAT = 78 LST

FURNACE

EBT TYPE

TRASNSFER CAR

ADITIONS:

• LIME

• ALLOYS

• SULPHUR

• GRAPHITE

• SPAR

POROUS PLUG WITH ARGON FOR

CHEMICAL AND TEMPERATURE

HOMOGENIZATION

REFINNING & VACUUM DEGASSING

DEGASSING (DAIDO)

•NITROGEN < = 60 ppm

• OXIGEN < = 25 ppm

• HIDROGEN < = 3 ppm

TANK CAR AUTOMATIC FERROALLOY

ADITIONS AND WIRE

INJECTIONS

TWO LADLE FURNACES

(DANIELI / INSERIALES)

SLAG RAKE

STATION

WIRES:

•CaSi

• S

• Pb

• Se

• Ti

• V

• B

CASTER (DANIELI)

4 STRANDS / 7.5 m RADIUS / ROTATING TURRET

AUTOMATIC COOLING

CONTROL SYSTEM

BILLETS CUT WITH

AUTOMATIC TORCHES

OPERATION MONITORING / QUALITY

SCREENS WITH REAL TIME

INFORMATION

AUTOMATION LEVEL II

BILLETS IDENTIFICATION AND GRINDING

AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION MACHINE CONNECTED TO LEVEL II

GRINDING SURFACE AND CORNERS BILLETS (Only some steel grades)

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REHEATING FURNACE (DANIELI) / DESCALER

AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM

AND HEAT RECOVERY

DESCALER WITH WATHER

(250 BAR PRESSURE)

REHEATING TIME (2.5 4.0 hrs.) AND

TEMPERATURE (1100 – 1280 ºC)

WALKING BEAM / 4 COMBUSTION ZONES /

54 BURNERS / NATURAL GAS

ROLLING MILL (DANIELI)

21 TOTAL STANDS / HORIZONTAL-

VERTICAL / 14, 16 , 18 CONVERTIBLES

SIZING

LOOPERS

SECTIONS:

• ROUNDS

• FLATS

• HEXAGONS

• SQUARES

PROCESS AND PRODUCT CONTROL

AUTOMATION LEVEL II

CHARGE

REHEATING

FURNACE

INSIDE VIEW

REHEATING

FURNACE

PROCESS

VARIABLES

CONTROLS

MANTEINANCE

CONTROLS

VIEW

PRODUCT CONTROL SECTION

STEELMASTER “ZUMBACH” (LASSER RAY DETECTION)

REAL TIME MEASURE

COOLING BED / CUT / PACKING SYSTEM

COOLING BED WITH 66 m LENGHT / 92 TEETHS /

PACK ANNEALING SPECIAL SYSTEM

CUTTING WITH PLANE AND FORM

BLADES / AUTOMATIC CONTROL

GAGE / 650 Mt CUTTING FORCE

AUTOMATIC PACKING SYSTEM

AND TIYING WITH WIRE ROD DISCHARGE BED

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STACK AND STRAIGHTENING PROCESS

MATERIAL ARRIVING

FRON ROLLING MILL

STRAIGHTENED BARS

STACK BUNDLES

DANIELI LINE 2

PROCOME LINE 1

AUTOMATIC INSPECTION

AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION (INK) AND

REJECTED BARS WITH SURFACE AND

INTERNAL DEFECTS

7 CHANNELS

ULTRASONIC

SYSTEM

MAC EQUIPMENT WITH

ULTRASONIC SENSORS

WEIGHING / TYING / IDENTIFICATION / STACK

4 Ton. Max. Cap. WEIGHING / TYING WITH STRIP / TAGS

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QUENCHING AND TEMPERING

QUENCHING FURNACE ( 1-4 inch / 950 ºC max. TEMPERATURE / 30 min/inch )

QUENCHING WITH SPRAYED WATHER TEMPERING FURNACE ( 720 ºC / 30 min/inch +

plus for mechanical properties )

SAMPLES AND MATERIAL TESTS

VISUAL REVIEW SURFACE DEFECTS AND

MAGNAFLUX

DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION

SPARK TEST

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RAW MATERIALS YARDS

RAW MATERIALS STORAGE (BUNDLES AND COILS)

•STEEL GRADE CONTROL

• SECTION

• 2.0 ton. Max. WEIGHT/BUNDLE

TURNING PROCESS

CUT HEADS (DOALL SAW) STRAIGHTENINGS (2)

• KIESERLING (9 ROLLS)

FOR THINS

• MEDART (2 ROLLS) FOR

HEAVIES LATHE 6 (KIESERLING) WITH

MEDART STRAIGHTENER

LATHE 7 (KIESERLING)

LATHE 8 (KIESERLING) WITH

PLC AND LASER RAY

DRAWING PROCESS (COIL TO BAR)

SCHUMAG

(4.8 – 20.5 mm)

MECHANICAL DESCALLING RAW MATERIAL

WE ARE ABLE TO PROCESS ALSO SQUARES,

HEXAGONS AND FLATS IN ALL CASES FRON COIL TO

BAR OR BAR TO BAR

DRAWING PROCESS (BAR TO BAR)

MECHANICAL DESCALING

WEAN UNITED

(14.3 – 50.8 mm)

CUT HEADS / TAILS

GRINDING PROCESS

TURNING PROCESS FIRST STEP

CENTER LESS GRINDING

MACHINES ( 2 )

MALCUS AND LIDKOPING

(15.87 – 25.4 mm)

MORE STRICT

DIMENSIONAL

TOLERANCES CAN BE

ASSURE

PACKING STYLES AND IDENTIFICATION

LABORATORY

EMISSION AND HUMIDITY SPECTROMETERS

IMPACT TEST / TENSION MACHINE / HARDNESS TESTERS

IMAGE

ANALYSER

C - O AND N – O EQUIPMENTS

CERTIFICATION

ISO

9001:2008

BSI

ANAB EMA

FOR BOTH

PLANTS