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PRESS RELEASE
June 12th, 2010
Finspong Sweden – mill window m/cing Completion of a series of complex in-situ machining operations by Metalock Engineering UK for SAPA HeatTransfer at Finspong in Sweden has meant that their 1500mm wide hot mill is now capable of rolling slabs that are60% larger than previously. It can now cope with 10-tonne billets instead of the 6 tonnes the mill was designed forand, enable a significant increase in output. It is quicker to roll a 10-slab than two of the smaller ones.
To permit these increases the mill had to be significantly upgraded to accept new equipment and in particular, themill window height extended to accommodate the thicker slabs. Work was also needed to allow new screwsets tobe installed.
Project managers for the job were VAI Industries(UK) who selected Metalock to undertake the in-situ machiningwork due to previous experience of working with them on several other projects. The alternative of removing thehousings for modification was unacceptable because of the time that it would take.
The Metalock team, made up of engineers from Coventry and colleagues from Sweden, machined outside andinside faces on the mill windows for new equipment to be fitted. Having upgraded steel rolling mills all over theworld Metalock used their specially designed in-situ machining bed equipped with a dual milling head. This allowsboth sides of the mill window to be machined simultaneously, substantially reducing the time taken on eachhousing.
External faces of the operator and drive side housings were machined and the wear plate height increased by200mm on all four posts. In addition, 60mm deep pockets were milled on the inside faces of the housing toaccommodate new components.
To extend the mill window height by 30mm and retain large stress raising radiuses in the corners Metalockdesigned and built a separate milling machine that could be used while the sides of the mill window were beingmilled. To increase the diameter and deepen the bores for the new screwdown equipment, Metalock used apurpose designed boring attachment and another for drilling and tapping new holes for the screwdowns.
To extend the mill window height andretain the large stress relieving radii in thecorners, Metalock designed and built aseparate milling machine that could beused while the sides of the mill were beingmachined.
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PRESS RELEASE
June 11th, 2010
Dofasco Canada – machining for blast furnace tuyere cooler holders Metalock Engineering UK Ltd, based in Coventry, is an established global mechanical equipment repair company. Since the company was established
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Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
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PRESS RELEASE
June 10th, 2010
Corus Scunthorpe – BOS plant trunnion keyway m/cing Having a 1500 tonne BOS vessel that is rocking more than it should do when being tilted can cause problems, but how
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Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
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PRESS RELEASE
June 9th, 2010
Corus Port Talbot – teeming ladle orbital turning Tilting a fully laden 300 tonnes capacity teeming ladle to transfer molten steel from a BOS plant to a continuous casting machine
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Metalock Engineering UK Ltd.
Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
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June 8th, 2010
Corus Port Talbot – reverse/roughing mill stand m/cing To restore the reversing roughing mill to its original manufacturing tolerances for squareness, straightness anddimensional accuracy and further improve the quality of
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Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 360190
PRESS RELEASE
June 7th, 2010
Corus Beam Mill – beam straightener orbital turning In-situ orbital turning by Metalock Engineering has enabled rolls on one of the straightener/finishing machinesin the beam mill at Corus, Teesside to
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June 5th, 2010
Corus 2 – roughing mill Lanwern, stand m/cing To restore stands R2 and R3 of the roughing mill to their original manufacturing tolerances for squareness,straightness and dimensional accuracy and eliminate
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Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
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PRESS RELEASE
June 4th, 2010
Corus 1 – roughing mill Llanwern, stand m/cing New shift daily and weekly production records and an improvement in product quality followed a recent annual maintenance programme carried out at
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Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
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PRESS RELEASE
June 3rd, 2010
Alcan – Rogerstone, mill housing window m/cing Not only was Metalock Engineering UK congratulated by the customer on its efficient and professional work inpreparation for a major mill upgrade for
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Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
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PRESS RELEASE
June 2nd, 2010
Aceralia Spain – m/cing for new screwdown capsules Fitting new hydraulic screwdown capsules to the four stands of a tandem intermediate/finishing mill at Aceralia(Avilés) steel company, Asturius, Spain has enabled
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Metalock Engineering UK Ltd.
Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 360190
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