PRODUCTION MACHINERY CORP. Strip Annealing And Pickling Lines

40m / minute

Line No. 1

Hot & Cold

Make: Production Machinery Corporation Mentor Ohio USA

Type:  Hot and Cold Rolled Stainless Steel Strip Continuous Annealing and Pickling Line

Year of manufacture: 1989

Revamping / upgrades: New Burners (2022)

Mothballed since: Ceased production in September 2023

Application: Continuous annealing to relieve internal stresses and improve ductility, followed by pickling to remove surface oxides and impurities, resulting in a clean, smooth, and high-quality surface finish

Equipment weight (estimated): approx. 400 tons

Line overall length: approx. 220 meters

Material: 300 and 400 series hot and cold rolled stainless strip

Strip width:      600 – 1,320 mm

Strip thickness: 0.3 – 3.5 mm cold rolled

3 – 6 mm hot rolled

Coil weight:      max. 20,000 kg

Line No. 2

Cold

Make: Production Machinery Corporation Mentor Ohio USA

Type: Cold Rolled Stainless Steel Strip Continuous Annealing and Pickling Line

Year of manufacture: 1989

Revamping / upgrades: Upgraded in 2010; All new piping in 2022

All new piping in 2022

Mothballed since: Ceased production in September 2023

Application: Continuous annealing to relieve internal stresses and improve ductility, followed by pickling to remove surface oxides and impurities, resulting in a clean, smooth, and high-quality surface finish

Equipment weight (estimated): approx. 400 tons

Line overall length: approx. 220 meters

Material: 300 and 400 series hot and cold rolled stainless strip

Strip width: 600 – 1,320 mm

Strip thickness: 0.3 – 3.5 mm cold rolled

Coil weight: max. 20,000 kg

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