Germany-based plantmaker SMS Group has announced that it has received an order from Russian steelmaker Severstal for the supply of a new ASC (automatic setting control) double-head side trimming unit for its continuous pickling line No. 3 in Cherepovets, Russia. The aim of the revamp is to boost line capacity by increasing the availability of the side trimmer while improving strip edge quality.
SMS Group stated that it will supply the side trimming unit as special strip processing equipment, pre-assembled and complete with its own electrical and automation systems. The delivery time will be ten months.
The new unit will cut thick hot strip in a thickness range of 1.2-6.0 mm to required widths in a range of 700-1,650 mm.