SteelAsia Manufacturing Corporation places order with SMS group for the supply of a small section mill

The small section mill will be laid out for a production rate of 100 tons per hour of a very wide range of products. In addition to

I-beams, H-beams, equal-sided angles and U-beams, it will also be possible to produce various bars, flats and squares. This flexibility is achieved by 18 housingless stands in horizontal, vertical, convertible and universal configuration. An in-line quenching and tempering line will allow high-strength grades to be produced.

The 90-meter-long cooling bed will be equipped with a water spraying system for improved cooling of the sections. Downline of the cooling bed, a multi-roller straightener will be arranged. A cold shear, two cold saws, two finishing sections, each equipped with a bar bundler, a magnetic stacking machine and four tying machines for up to seven ties will complete the plant.

The new rolling mill line will be supplied with fully integrated automation. “We decided in favor of SMS group because they proposed the best technical solution. Furthermore, SMS group’s vast experience in the design and manufacturing of section mills was a crucial aspect,” says Benjamin O. Yao, CEO of SteelAsia.

SteelAsia Manufacturing Corporation is the largest producer of rebar in the South East Asian Region. The company’s six rolling mills at different locations spread all over the Philippines have a total capacity of 2.3 million tons per year. Around 50 percent of all steel bars employed in the country are produced by SteelAsia. More than 80 percent of the demand for steel bar used in the country’s land, air, sea, electricity and communication infrastructure is supplied by SteelAsia.