Morgan Commissions Upgraded Brazilian Mill
WORCESTER, Mass., May 1, 2002

Morgan Construction Company has successfully commissioned the upgraded single-strand rod mill at Gerdau Riograndense, in Sapucaia do Sul, RS, Brazil. This mill was originally built in 1980.

Morgan do Brasil, a Morgan subsidiary headquarters in Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, recently manufactured and installed a number of pieces of equipment, including two water boxes, equalization troughs and a pinch roll.
In addition, the upgrade included a Morgan enhanced temperature control system (METCS).
Designed and supplied by Morgan USA, the METCS is designed for precise rod temperature regulation.

Fernando AD Guerra, President of Morgan do Brasil, who announced the successful commissioning, said, "The new equipment has been designed to work with the mill at its current speed, as well as in the future when the mill is expanded to produce a greater product range of 5.5 to 16mm diameter rod at higher speeds of up to 100m/s".
Currently the Riograndense mill produces carbon steel rod in size ranges of 5.5 to 14mm diameter at speeds of up to 75m/s.

Annual production is currently 250,000 metric tonnes.
With this latest upgrade, the quality and yield from the mill will be greatly enhanced, he said, adding, "This is an important step toward the longer-term goal of increasing production to 500,000 metric tonnes per year".

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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