Ovako Tube & Ring, a division of Sweden-based steelmaker Ovako, has successfully commissioned its new ring rolling plant supplied by SMS Meer, a subsidiary of German plantmaker SMS group. The company has thus expanded the annual capacity of the works in Hofors in central Sweden to 55,000 mt.
The new plant of type RiWa 2000/80 is the world's largest ring rolling plant in which industrial robots transport and position the workpieces.
Ovako Tube & Ring produces profiled rings with rectangular cross-section and outside diameters from 200 to 1,200 mm at the new plant. The maximum ring height is 350 mm, while the weight ranges between 50 kg and 250 kg. The products are used in the automotive and machine engineering industries.
Accordingly, this is the fourth ring rolling plant supplied by SMS Meer in active operation in Hofors. Ovako has already ordered a fifth ring rolling plant from SMS Meer, which is scheduled for delivery in 2012.