Impact of New Rolling Stands (BI-SUPPORT) on Performance of Long Products Rolling Mills

Today’s steel market is characterized by high competitiveness and tight profit margins; therefore, the operational costs of rolling mills must be as low as possible, while ensuring a final product of the highest quality standards. PERT as an engineering company, has studied a new generation of BI-SUPPORT rolling stands, designed to be used in rolling mill plants for the production of rebars, rounds and sections in special quality bars (SBQ) steel grade, wire rod, light and medium section, suitable also for special steel plants. This paper will provide a deep insight into the key technical and economic features that have revolutionized the rolling technology for long products. It is found from the present study that BI-SUPPORT prepares a significant savings in investments and production costs; at the same time, an increase in plant productivity and a general improvement in the plant management.