October 07, 2008

Anhui Tianda orders for PFQ based seamless tube mill

It is reported that Chinese tube producer, Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe Co Ltd has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a premium quality finishing technology based 0.5 million tonne capacity seamless tube plant, which will roll maximum tube diameter of 9 5/8”. Commissioning is scheduled for 2009.

SMS Meer will provide Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe with a comprehensive PQF® plant solution. This comprises the key components of the rolling mill equipment, including the media systems and the complete automation, as well as the whole engineering, project management, erection supervision and commissioning and hands on training of the operating personnel.

PFQ technology allows rolling of thin walls seamless tubes with very close tolerances, lower material and energy consumption during production, new possibilities for higher material grades and greater flexibility in the rollable dimensions. It also significantly reduces emissions and has a maintenance friendly modular design that allows standstill times to be shortened and hence productivity to be increased.

Following the introduction of this new technology in 2003, the output of PQF® tubes will reach 4 million tonnes in 2008. The PQF® technology has thus established itself on the world markets as the leading technology for the production of seamless tubes. Great interest and a high demand for the modern rolling technology currently exist in particular in the high growth countries China, India and Russia.