China, Rizhao01. mag 2018

Flat rolling complex with 6-high and 4-high skin-pass mills

SMS group supplied three inline skin-pass mills for the new flat steel complex of Shandong Iron & Steel Rizhao. The ISPM are each integrated into the exit areas of a hot-dip galvanizing line and two annealing lines.

The produced cold strip is completely finished in two annealing lines and one hot-dip galvanizing line. All three lines are equipped with an inline skin-pass mill in the exit area. The annealing lines are 6-high, while the skin-pass function in the hot dip galvanizing line is performed by a 4-high. The skin-pass mills of the annealing lines are largely identical. They differ in terms of the strip width and thickness ranges they process. On the other hand, the 4-high skin-pass mill can process any strip dimensions and qualities. In all three mills, the roll change in the push-through operation can be done with the threaded strip, thus reducing the downtime and ensuring high productivity.

The dimensioning of the back-up rolls is identical in all three designs, which simplifies the handling and the provision of  rolls.

Main data


Plant CAL 1880 CAL 1630 CGL
Mill type CVC® plus 6-high CVC® plus 6-high 4-high
Materials CQ, DQ, DDQ, EDDQ, SEDDQ, CQ-HSS, DQ-HSS, DP, TRIP CQ, DQ, DDQ, EDDQ, SEDDQ, CQ-HSS, DQ-HSS, DP, TRIP CQ, DQ, DDQ, EDDQ, SEDDQ, CQ-HSS, DQ-HSS, DP, TRIP
Strip width 1,880–1,000 mm 1,630–900 mm 1,880–900 mm
Strip thickness 2.00–0.40 mm 2.50–0.30 mm 2.50–0.30 mm
Rolling speed Max. 820 m/min Max. 820 m/min Max. 220 m/min
Capacity 950,000 t/year 650,000 t/year 400,000 t/year
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