Stand Alone Skin Pass/Temper Mill
Tenova’s Skin Pass/Temper Mills are key elements in achieving the desired mechanical properties and surface qualities across a vast range of materials, including various carbon steel grades, stainless steels, aluminum, and other alloys. Our solutions are equipped with advanced measuring and process control systems that guarantee precise, efficient, and consistently high-quality production.
Overview
The Skin Pass/Temper Mill is a key machine at the heart of modern metal strips manufacturing. This mill is key in achieving the desired mechanical properties and surface qualities for a broad spectrum of materials, including, but not limited to, low to high carbon steels, advanced high strength steel, semi-processed silicon steel, stainless steels, aluminium alloys, and other materials.
This machine's versatility is designed to meet the market’s constantly evolving demands. Its engineering is adaptable, allowing for customization to achieve specific outcomes and process different materials and dimensions (width, thickness, and mechanical properties). The Skin Pass Mill is capable of targeting various objectives, such as refining material properties by suppressing Lüders bands, imparting precise roughness to prepare the strip for further coatings or achieving BA/2B quality in stainless steel, and improving strip flatness through precise strip elongation. The Skin Pass/Temper Mills allow metal strip manufacturers to serve various markets (e.g., Automotive, Wite Goods, Home Appliance, Energy, etc.) and Downstream processes (e.g., Galvanising Lines, Colour Coating Lines, service centres, etc.).
Tenova's Skin Pass/Temper Mills are outfitted with cutting-edge measuring and process control systems to achieve precise strip elongation control, guaranteeing the highest quality standards for metal strip production.
Furthermore, Tenova mills boast a comprehensive range of advanced features. These include, but are not limited to, high-performance HGC Cylinders, Automatic Flatness Control (AFC), Positive and Negative work roll bending, Continuous Pass-line adjustment, Back Up and Work Rolls Cleaning, Efficient Strip Drying system, and Quick work roll changing systems. Together, these features enhance the Skin Pass/Temper Mill performance and versatility in the metal strip manufacturing process
Technical data
Our Skin Pass/Temper Mill incorporates the latest technological advancements and comprises the following key components:
- Entry/Exit Coil Handling Section: Walking beam, coil cars, preparation station, inspection station, automatic debander, weighing unit, marking unit, cradle rolls, and strapping machines.
- Uncoiling Section: Featuring a payoff reel, coil centre positioning system, paper winder, entry bridle roll / deflector roll, and automatic pup-coil/spool removal system.
- Coiling Section: Equipped with a tension reel, exit bridle roll / deflector roll, belt wrapper, automatic spool loading unit, paper unwinder, and coiling auxiliary devices.
- Entry and Exit Groups: Comprising shears, wet tempering system, drying system, roll polishing devices, strip cleaning device, automatic strip inspection unit, speed laser sensors for a close loop Elongation Control, Thickness Gauge, flatness roll, and tensiometer rolls.
- Mill Stand: designed in 6-high / 4-high / 2-high configuration, equipped with rolling force cylinders, and continuous wedge pass-line adjustment. They also include positive and negative work roll bending in Mae-West blocks, Roll Shifting, quick work roll changing system (side shifting), and work or back-up roll drive.
- Auxiliary Equimenpt: Consisting of high and low-pressure hydraulic systems, wet tempering system, air-oil lubrication unit, gear lube system, and a dust and fumes exhaust system.
Our configurations can be tailored to meet specific requests and/or needs, ensuring solutions that are perfectly aligned with our customers’ requirements.
Key Data:
- Productivity range: 100,000 to 500,000 tons per year
- Rolling Mill speed: up to 1,500 m/min
- Minimum outgoing thickness: as low as 0.10 mm
- Nominal Rolling Force: up to 18,000 kN
Impressive 99% availability
Innovation
Innovation is at the core of Tenova’s Cold Rolling Equipment Design. Key benefits include a swift return on investment (ROI), thanks to the high flexibility of our mills. The innovative design of our Cold Rolling Equipment leads to a significant reduction in logistics, maintenance, and manpower expenses, thereby streamlining cost management.
Moreover, it contributes to a noticeable decrease in consumables, such as rolls. Integral to this approach is the constant monitoring, control, and optimization of operational parameters, ensuring continuous improvement and competitive advantage in a dynamic market landscape.
Automation
- Smart Level 2 offering models and technology to enhance and optimize key process parameters.
- Proven pass schedule mathematical model.
- Automatic flatness and elongation control.
- High level of sequence automation.
- Automation powered by ML & AI processes
Digital
- Catalogue creator
- Tenova IoT Platform and Tenova EDGE for data-driven insights.
- Tenova adVISOR for remote real-time assistance
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