A Kocks 3-Roll Block Suits also as a Compact Roughing Mill

by Christoph KlebbaStefan SchwarzDr. W.-J

Publisher - Friedrich Kocks GmbH & CO KG, Germany

Category - Engineering & IT

While most of the Kocks 3-roll mills are installed as finishing blocks in the rolling mill, there is an increasing amount of producers that also trust in the 3-roll technology, when installed as pre-finishing or roughing mill. The very compact and modular design allows an implementation in a very tight space. Especially in existing rolling mills space is very limited. Still being able to add additional reduction capacities grant some very crucial advantages. Bigger billet sizes can be used, or a different, more flexible distribution of the reduction in the stands is feasible. Which in consequence is a key factor in order to optimize the quality of the finished product. As a result, the productivity of the plant can be increased, and the rolling process can be optimized. New, more difficult to roll material grades, can be added to the product portfolio. All of this without major changes of the layout of the rolling mill. This paper describes the application and the unique advantages of the Kocks 3-roll technology, when used as a roughing block.

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