Morgan Completes Second Phase of Ivaco's
Upgrade Project
WORCESTER, Mass., November 30, 1999
Morgan Construction Company is in the process of
completing Phase II of the installation of an upgraded rod mill
at Ivaco Rolling Mills in L'Orignal, Ontario, Canada.
The second phase of a three-part contract, announced
early last year, includes the installation of a four-stand breakdown
mill, a larger billet, and a water box control system. The final
phase, which is to be installed in January 2000, includes four-stand
Morgan Reducing/Sizing Mills, additional water boxes, and an expanded
temperature monitoring system.
The first phase, which was completed in late 1997,
included the engineering and supply of six new two-stand Vee pre-finishing
mini-blocks that replaced Ivaco's existing equipment. Also installed
were laying head modifications for tail-end control, a retarded
Stelmor® controlled cooling system with Optiflex®, and coil
reform equipment. In addition, the mill's pinch rolls and laying
heads have been relocated.
With the second phase of the upgrade completed,
Ivaco has increased production by 100,000 metric tons a year, from
750,000 to 850,000 metric tons, and coil weight from 1.5 tons to
2.7 tons. In addition, Ivaco will maintain the capability to produce
1.5 ton coils for the near future.
When the third and final phase is completed, Ivaco
will have the ability to produce rod from 5.0 mm to 23 mm in diameter
with a tolerance of ±0.1 mm (±0.004") at finishing
speeds reaching 120 m/s (23,600 ft/min), as compared with 85 m/s
(16,700 ft/min) previously.
According to John Foley, General Manager, Domestic
Sales, for Morgan, "Not only will Ivaco's mill utilization,
speed and output significantly increase, but the new mill will also
achieve increased product tolerance and improved product metallurgical
properties." Ivaco, which produces rod for cold heading, fasteners,
welding, wire rope, and other high quality applications, has been
working with Morgan since 1973 when the latter designed its original
No-Twist® rod producing equipment.
Morgan Construction Company, is a designer and
producer of high-quality rolling mill products and services for
the metal industry worldwide.
Questions or comments can be e-mailed to: sales@morganco.com
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