Erdemir, member of OYAK Mining Metallurgy Group, released final acceptance for the new HGS600 SuperGrinder plant installed at Zungoldak, Turkey.
The new conditioning plant, processes approx. 350,000 tpy in ultra-low, low- and medium-carbon and alloy steel grades with an average 2-mm removal depth.
The plant includes a HGS600S oil-lubricated 630-kW spindle, a newly designed edge-grinding unit, TWS/Automation platform along with the E-Cube system for grinding at variable, stepless angles, and the Hi-Grind system for automatic control of grinding pressure.
Furthermore, the whole plant is designed with CastGrind technology to process hot slabs up to 700 °C. The package is completed with an IntelliGrind surface defects inspection system inclusive of functions for automatic detection and classification.
This is a turnkey project executed thanks to the joint efforts of Danieli Centro Maskin, Danieli Automation and Danieli Construction in full compliance with the contract schedule and milestones.