Morgan Commissions Brandenburg Mill Upgrade
WORCESTER, Mass., U.S.A., October 31, 2005

Morgan Construction Company has successfully commissioned an upgrade that it designed, built and installed to the four-strand rod mill of BES Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke GmbH, of Brandenburg, Germany.

The upgrade includes the supply and installation of Morgan’s new high-efficiency cooling nozzles, side-shifting water boxes, and Morgan’s Enhanced Temperature Control System (METCS™) to all four strands.

Michael McCaffrey, project manager, who was on hand for the commissioning, noted, “The addition of the new equipment is designed to increase the mill’s efficiency, while the METCS system is designed to provide mill operators with the ability to closely control and monitor process temperatures.”

He added, “The upgrade, which is designed to cover the mill’s full product range of 5.5 mm to 16 mm, was completed on time as scheduled in the contract announced last year.”

“With the upgrade,” he continued, “the mill will increase its annual yield by 11 percent. This means that BES will see a payback for the cost of the upgrade within its first quarter of operation following the upgrade.  This does not include the improved electrical efficiency and fluids conservation, inherent in the new equipment and controls, which will provide additional savings to them.”

Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke is part of the RIVA Group, of Milan, Italy, a leader in steel production in Europe. The Brandenburg mill produces rod at a speed of 95 meters per second, with annual output of 1.5 million tons 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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