Morgan to Upgrade Existing Strand and Add Second Strand to Rod Mill at P.T. Krakatau, Indonesia
WORCESTER, Mass., February 9, 1996

Morgan Construction Company, worldwide supplier of shape rolling technology, has received two new contracts from P.T. Krakatau in Cilegon, Indonesia, one to make modifications to the existing single strand rod mill and the other to add a second strand. The initial modification is part of an earlier contract in which the speed of the mill will be increased from 70 m/s currently to 100 m/s as soon as in April 1996.

The complete project will boost mill productivity, improve rod tolerances and metallurgical properties, and enhance mill utilization, according to Daniel M. Morgan, senior vice president of sales and marketing. The first contract, scheduled for completion in March 1997, will add a prefinishing mini-block before the No-Twist mill for improvement of the section tolerance. The mini-block in conjunction with the mill speedup will raise production 20%, from 250,000 to 300,000 tons a year.

In the second contract, scheduled for completion in March 1998, Morgan will install a second strand to the mill, an addition that will more than double current production to 600,000 tons a year. The new strand will feature the prefinishing mini-block, No-Twist mill, water boxes, pinch rolls, laying head, Stelmor cooling conveyor and reform station. The mill will be able to produce 5.5 mm rod with an improved tolerance of +/- 0.12 mm.

P.T. Krakatau, which produces wire rod of plain carbon steel, first installed Morgan equipment in 1990. The Morgan mini-block technology provides mills with the ability to produce rod at the high speeds necessary to be competitive today.

Morgan Construction Company, is a designer and producer of high-quality rolling mill products and services for the metal industry worldwide.

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