Head office:

Shintamachi Bldg.
34-6, Shiba 5-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0014 Japan
Phone: +81-3-5765-5231
www.m-hmm.co.jp

Hiroshima Works:
6-22, Kanonshin-Machi, 4-Chome, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, 733-8553 Japan
Phone: +81-82-291-2181

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery USA, Inc.

500 Cherrington Parkway, Suite 300, Coraopolis,
Pennsylvania, USA
Phone: +1-412-269-6630

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery (Shanghai), Inc.

Room 1707, Tower A, 69 Dongfang Road,
Shanghai 200120, China
Phone: +86-21-6859-8835

PL-TCM

2007.09
 Continuous PL-TCM with cutting edge technologies CONTINUOUS TANDEM COLD MILLS newly installed in the world after 1980

No. User Mill Type Products Start-up No. User Mill Type Products Start-up

Galva
Nippon Steel Sheet 22 TISCO &
1 1982 2000
(Hirohata) (India) Sheet

Galva
Nisshin Steel Galva. Nisshin Steel &
2 1985 23 2000
(Sakai) (Toyo) Sheet

Galva
Kawasaki Steel Maanshan Steel &
3 Sheet 1986 24 2004
(Mizushima) (China No.1) Sheet

Galva
NKK Baoshan Steel &
4 Sheet 1987 25 2005
(Fukuyama) (China No.4) Sheet

Galva
POSCO Lianyuan Steel &
5 Sheet 1987 26 2005
(Pohang No.2) (China) Sheet

Tin Galva
UPI & Benxi Steel
6 1988 27 & 2006
(USA) Sheet (China) Sheet
... to increase product quality, conserve energy, Silicon
I/N Tek Wuhan Steel &
7 Sheet 1989 28 2006
save on labor cost, boost output rates, (USA) (China) Sheet
achieve greater efficiency and raise overall productivity.
Galva
POSCO 1988/ Maanshan Steel
8 Sheet 29 & 2007
(Kwangyang No.1) 2006 (China No.2) Sheet

Galva
POSCO Union Steel &
9 Sheet 1990 30 2007
(Kwangyang No.2) (Korea) Sheet

Galva Galva
Nippon Steel & Shougang Jingtang &
10 1990 31 2009
(Yawata) Sheet Steel (China) Sheet

Tin Galva
POSCO & Jiuquan Steel &
11 1991 32 2009
(Kwangyang No.3) Sheet (China) Sheet

Over the past 50 years, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Hitachi, Ltd. have Tin Galva
DOFASCO & SeverStal N.A. &
12 1992 33 2009
individually worked with the world steel industry supplying advanced technologies, (Canada) Sheet (USA) Sheet
increasing production, and improving quality. In the face of increased global
Galva
competition, the steel industry divisions of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and China Steel Posco Vietnam
13 Sheet 1992 34 & 2009
(Taiwan No.2PLCM) (Vietnam) Sheet
Hitachi joined together on October 2, 2000 in a joint venture to provide superior
service and products. Galva
Sumitomo Metal & Baoshan Steel Sheet
Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, 14 1993 35 2010
(Kashima No.2) Sheet (China BST)
Inc. has supplied more than 50 plants
with continuous pickling and tandem Tin Galva
TON YI & Guangzhou JFE &
15 1995 36 2010
cold mill coupled lines (PL-TCM) (Taiwan) Sheet (China) Sheet
since 1971. Based on the rich
experience, we offer state-of-the-art ERDEMIR Shougan Qian'an
16 Sheet 1995 37 Sheet 2010
technologies to satisfy many customer (Turkey) (China)

needs.
Galva Galva
NKK/TCRSS China Steel
The continuous PL-TCM increases the quality of products, conserves energy, 17 & 1997 38 & 2011
(Thailand) Sheet (Taiwan No.3PLCM) Sheet
reduces labor cost, boosts output rates, achieves greater efficiency and raises
overall productivity. Our key technologies, high efficiency pickling tank, AWC side Notes : Shiftable roll
POSCO
trimmer, 6Hi UC-Mill, HYROP-F and Carrousel Tension Reel, support production of 18 Sheet 1997 : Future plan
(Kwangyang No.4)
the latest advanced materials, such as IF Steel, TRIP, DP and so on. Supplied Supplied Market Share
by by Total
Hyundai Pipe
19 Galva 1998 M-H Others M-H
We have learned not only from successful experiences, but also from many (Korea)
failures in the improvement of our technologies. 38plants 22plants 60plants
(63%) (37%) (100%) (63%)
We analyze our experience and listen to our customers before charting the next SUS/NSC
20 Tin 1998
(Thailand)
course of advanced technology development and product reliability improvement.
Our goal is to develop the steel industry through our customers and contribute Above Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery supply of 38
Baoshan Steel plants since 1980 will mark 63% on the world share of
technologies for the benefit of society. 21 Sheet 2000 the major Continuous TCM during this period
(China No.3)

PL-TCM: Coupled Continuous Pickling Line and Tandem Cold Mill

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 Advanced Techniques for Continuous PL-TCM

Entry Coil Handling Mechanical Scale Breaker Pickling Tank Side Trimmer &Scrap Chopper Dual CPC Carrousel Tension Reel

Main Equipment: Main Equipment: Main Equipment: Main Equipment: Main Equipment: Main Equipment:
: Pay off reel : Tension Leveler : Pickling tank : High stiffness Side trimmer : Rough CPC unit : Flying shear (Drum type)
: Auto strip head end opening (Dry type or Wet type) (Jet type or i Box type) (Turret Type) : Fine CPC unit : Carrousel reel
: Processor leveller Features: : Rinse tank & dryer : AWC Side trimmer : Mill entry bridle : Belt wrapper
: Laser welder, Flash butt welder : Reduction of acid consumption Features: : Scrap chopper : 3-roll bridle unit : Spool charger
Features: : Reduction of pickling time : Stable operation Features: Features: Features:
: Stable coil handling : Smooth threading : Energy saving : Fine trimmed edge : High accuracy strip centering : High-speed threading
: Confident strip threading : High scale removing : Stable & quick width changing : Improvement of winding profile : Steady winding for thin gauge
: Quick knife changing

Concept and Features of Continuous PL-TCM

High Gauge Accuracy : High response HYROP-F, Roller bearing for BUR,
High response ACM & Pinion stand drive,
Up-to-date AGC technique: Mass flow and Smith
AGC
High Quality Steel : High reduction by UCM-Mill, Continuous operation
(IF, HSS, DP, TRIP etc.) Mill internal cleaning device, Strip wiping system,
Fine coolant filtration and Iron separator UCM-Mill HYROP-F Roll Changing Delivery Coil Handling
Strip Flatness : ASC with UCM function,
Fuzzy control for Multi-zone WR cooling Main Equipment: Main Equipment: Main Equipment: Main Equipment:
Energy Saving : Effective scale breaker, : Positive/Negative WR bender : Hydraulic push up cylinder : WR & IMR changer : Coil car
: Force motor valve
High efficiency Jet pickling or i Box pickling : IMR bender : BUR changer : Conveyor
(High-response servo valve)
Labor Saving : Rolling energy saving with small WR diameter, : IMR-shifting Features: : Inspection station
: Magne scale
Productivity : Automatic operation and Continuous rolling : Best selection of mill type (Hitachi/SONY developed) : Quick & automatic roll change Vertical type, Horizontal type
Off gauge reduction by continuous operation Features: Features: : Automatic roll gap levelling Features:
Stable Operation : Trimming width reduction through dual CPC : Super-heavy reduction : Quick response (20Hz) : Stable coil handling
: High accuracy (±1μm)
High rigidity of UCM-Mill : Excellent shape, Stable rolling : Top and bottom surface inspection
: Long lasting servo valves (2‒5 years)
Reliable welder (Laser type or Flush butt type) : Minimized strip crown
: Easy oil maintenance
Reliability : Less failure of Automatic coil handling (NAS Class 8-9)
Richest experience in the world

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UCM-MILLs function on a very simple idea. Wide Gauge Rolling Narrow Gauge Rolling

In order to correct the flatness and crown (profile) Flying Gauge (Width) Change
problems caused by work roll deflection in for Continuous Rolling

conventional mills, the UCM-MILL as shown here, Simple Intermediate Roll Shift maintains
the best performance at the various Intermediate Roll shifting
uses shiftable intermediate rolls to sharply reduce
conditions of the strip. at Welding Point
the undesirable contact area that is responsible
UCM-MILL achieves ever stable rolling,
for work roll deflection.
thatreduces the strip breakage and
UCM-MILL gives mill operators greater flatness extends theroll change interval.
control and simple operation.

4H-MILL L (Fixed)
IDEAL MILL UCM-MILL
L
(L>W) (L=W)
W Rolling load Rolling load
(Changed)
Rolling load Rolling load

Back-up roll
Back-up roll
Intermediate
Intermediate roll roll bending

Strip Work roll

Work roll Work roll
Work roll bending
Strip
bending

IMR Undesirable
Undesirable Shifting contact
contact area Flat
area is eliminated UCM-Mill

When work roll deflection is increased: Work roll deflection is reduced

1. Some kinds of Initial crowns are necessary for work rolls. 1. Straight Work, Intermediate
2. Work roll inventory is high. and Back-up rolls can be used. → Roll inventory is improved.
3. Reduction of work roll diameter is difficult. 2. Work roll diameter can be reduced. → Heavy reduction is possible.
4. Work roll bending is ineffective. Edge wave 3. Work roll and intermediate roll
bending are effective. → Excellent shape control capability is achieved.
4. Edge drop is reduced. → Yield is increased.

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HYROP-F System HYROP System component

HYROP-F System consists of
1) Direct operated servo valve, FMV(Force Motor
Valve), specially developed for rolling mill
2) Hydraulic push up cylinder with bulit-in precise
position detector
3) Well arranged hydraulic piping for high response
4) Exclusively designed Control System
By the combination of each component, high
performance and reliable roll load system is
realized.

Delivery Strip
Handling Device
The endless rolled strip is divided
by the high speed ROTARY SHEAR
and re-wound into coils.
The CARROUSEL type TENSION
REEL configuration is applied to
support continuous coil changeover
during continuous rolling in mill
section. Coil changeover operation
is done by an automatic control
blocks for reliability and ease of the
operation.

Tandem Cold Mill

Inspection Station
Application of the UCM-MILL makes possible to roll all products with straight rolls, which will allow to get rapid start up.
To produce high surface quality strip, high efficiency
The operators derives most stable rolling and shape controllability. Thanks to the horizontal rigidity created by shifting
inspection station at the TCM bottom end is essential.
of intermediate roll, the user can control strip thickness deviation without jeopardizing the shape of the strip.
The vertical elevator type strip and other various types
of inspection station was developed for efficient
The mill is equipped with high response Hydraulic Roll Position Device (HYROP-F), Laser Doppler type speed measuring
two-sides inspection.
device and X-ray type thickness gauge meters. By using these equipment, high performance up-to-date Automatic
Gauge Control (AGC) system, which includes the mass flow control, can obtain the higher standard of the finished
thickness. At the exit of the mill, a modern designed shape measuring sensor and Automatic Shape Control (ASC)
system is installed. They can guarantee the required flatness of finished coil and the qualified products can be
produced.

Feature of Mill Type

Mill Type WR IMR WR IMR

Bender Bender Shift Shift

HCM
UCM
HCMW

UCMW

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1. Introduction MH pickling technologies

Main Stream
Low HCI High
In the fields of automobiles and electrical home appliances, 1. Shallow bath pickling
(C') concentration (C)
HCI which are the principal consumers of cold-rolled steel strip,
concentration
distribution
recently, there has been increasing demand for ultra-low The MH Shallow bath pickling saves running and maintenance

① carbon steel or high-tensile steel with excellent processability costs because of an in-tank heat exchanger eliminates the
from the viewpoint of quality and productivity. To meet this circulation heating system. The boundary films of the acid
HCL trend, steelmakers are expanding the production of ultra-low solution on the strip surfaces are broken by the intermediate
aqueous
Solution carbon steel or high-tensile steel, but since this steel weirs and rolls, resulting in improved pickling effect.
C
requires pickling time (descaling time) of about two to three
times that of general steel in the conventional deep-bath 2. Jet pickling
②
pickling tank, operations are slowed by 1/3 to 1/2 (verify
Boundary
operations are reduced BY 1/3 to 1/2) compared to general The MH Jet pickling can reduce
Layer σ
steel production. As a result, production output has not the pickling time (descaling time)
③ increased. by 35% to 45% compared to
C'
Fe 3 O4 ＋ 6HCl → 3FeCl 2 ＋ 3H2 O ＋1/2O2 To solve this problem, in replacing the conventional pickling the conventional deep-bath type

Scale method, it is necessary to develop a new method that pickling tank. The acid solution is
Layer Fe3 O4 Fe3 O4 Fe3 O4 effectively shortens the pickling time and is capable of introduced into the boxed area
treating strips at high-speed. To meet this requirement, by means of high-pressure jet
Base Base Material Fe Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. (MH) developed a nozzles. The pre-box, box and
Metal Fe
A Fe＋2HCl→ FeCl 2＋ H 2↑ new pickling system called '' i Box ''. post box areas assure that the
A' Fe 3O4＋ H2→ 3FeO＋H 2O
boundary layer is thinner than in
FeO＋2HCl→ FeCl2＋ H 2O a shallow bath tank.
Fig. 1

2. Pickling theory
2.1 Dominant factors in pickling section
Reaction theory is explained below by means of a typical case of pickling in HCl aqueous solution.
The pickling reaction may be considered to be composed of the following three processes as shown in Fig.1
① Supply of HCl from the mainstream of HCl aqueous solution in the pickling tank into the boundary layer.
3. i Box pickling
② Supply of HCl onto the scale surface and into cracks through the boundary layer by molecular diffusion.
③ Chemical reaction at the scale interface.
The MH i Box pickling is the newest
Comparing the second and the third process, the reaction
and most advanced box type pickling
rate is sufficiently fast, the mass transfer at the boundary
tank. Without a circulation heating
layer in the second process mainly dominates the pickling
system, the pickling effect is equal to
reaction. 200 MH Jet pickling tank.
Conventional Deep Bath Also, the i Box pickling can be installed
2.2 Enhancing the pickling reaction
in a conventional deep bath tank with
It is the mass diffusion process through the boundary layer MH Shallow Bath
150
simple modifications. Therefore, the
formed on the steel strip surface of the treated material that MH Immersed box bath
tank is suitable for the modification of
Boundary Layer Thickness

MH Jet pickling bath

mainly dominates the pickling reaction. Therefore, to promote
existing pickling tanks.
the pickling reaction, it is necessary to accelerate the mass
σ [mm]

transfer in this process. 100

To encourage the reaction, the boundary layer thickness
must be reduced. MH developed three original types of
4. i Box pickling tank (modification
pickling tanks. The boundary layer thickness of each tank is
from an existing conventional deep
50
as shown in Fig.2, and it increases in the conventional deep
bath tank)
bath method as the strip passes through the tank, but, in the
MH shallow bath, since there are dams and rolls in the
The i Box pickling is suitable for
shallow bath tank, the thickness of the boundary layer does 0 modification from existing Roll（new） Upper cover（new）

not increase as much as in a deep bath line. In the i Box and 0 5 10 15 20 Strip

conventional deep bath tanks. This Lower cover（new）

Jet pickling designs, the thickness of the boundary layer is Distance from Entrance of Bath L [m]
modification can achieve the
determined by the gap value set by the dam. It remains Fig. 2
improvement of pickling speed by
almost constant and does not increase.
simple modification. No.1 Acid tank No.2 Acid tank No.3 Acid tank No.4 Acid tank

Skid（new）

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Baoshan No.4 PL-TCM (Shanghai, China)

For Automotive-Exposed Quality Steels
Baosteel in Shanghai, the largest steel company in China,
has installed the modern and powerful Coupled Continuous Pickling and Tandem Cold Mill.
This is the fourth PL-TCM facility and MH has supplied Advanced Jet Flow Pickling,
UCM-Mill, High Speed Dividing shear and Carrousel Reel.
Modern sophisticated Drives, Control Systems and Automations have been supplied by our partner, Hitachi, Ltd.

LINE SPECIFICATION
Production Data
Rolled Material : Low Carbon Steel,
High Strength Steel
Strip Thickness
Entry : 2.0 to 6.0 mm
Exit : 0.3 to 2.0 mm
UNIQUE FEATURES Strip Width : 800 to 1,750 mm
Built for Thinner and Wider Cold Rolled Strips for Automotive-exposed Quality Applications Coil Weight : max. 40,000 kg
• Fully Automated Entry and Delivery coil handling systems Coil Diameter : max. 2,100 mm
• Reliable Pickling Entry Section with fully automatic control feature
Line Data
• Horizontal 'Push-Pull' Loop Car-type Strip Accumulator for continuous high-speed pickling and tandem cold rolling
Welder : Laser Beam Welder
• Jet Flow Pickling Technology for high speed pickling even with hard-to-descale materials
Pickling Tank : JET Pickling
• High Rigidity Double Turret Head Side Trimmer with Scrap Chopper for precision side trimming
Side Trimmer : Dual Turret Head type
• Cascade-type Dual Strip Center Guides at Tandem Cold Mill Entry to ensure proper strip tracking at the mill
No. of Mill Stand : 5 stands
• 5-stand 6 Hi UCM-Mill (Universal Crown Control Mill) for superior strip quality and flexibility in operation
Type of Mill : 6Hi UCM
• Rotary Drum Shear for high-speed coil dividing operation
Tension Reel : Carrousel type
• Carrousel Tension Reel for stable and reliable coil rewinding and switchover
Inspection Station : Off-line type
Pickling Speed : max. 250 m/min
Rolling Speed : max. 1,650 m/min
LINE CONFIGURATION
Dividing Speed : max. 300 m/min
Side Trimmer
Tension Leveler Jet Pickling Tank

TCM ( 5-stand UCM) Rotary

No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5 Shear
Welder

Intermediate Looper
Delivery Looper
Carrousel Tension
Reel
Pay-off Reels Entry Looper

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UNION STEEL PL-TCM (Busan, Korea)

For High Quality Coating Steels UNIQUE FEATURES
Union Steel, renowned around the world as top coating steel maker, planned their first
Production Data
PL-TCM aiming for greater output and higher valued-added product. MH has supplied the
Rolled Material : Low carbon steel
most-advanced of its type.
Strip Thickness:
By the fusion of Union steel's passion to pursuit the most modern facility and MH's
technology, a beautiful and smart PL-TCM was completed and started operation in April Entry : 1.60 to 5.0 mm
2007. Exit : 0.25 to 2.3 mm
Strip Width : 600 to 1,550 mm
Coil Diameter : Max. 2,300 mm
Coil Weight : Max. 35,000 kg

Line Data
Welder : Laser Beam Welder
Pickling Tank : JET Pickling
Side Trimmer : Dual Turret Head type
No. of Mill Stand : 5 stands
Type of Mill : 6Hi UCM
Tension Reel : Carrousel type
Inspection Station : Off-line type
Pickling Speed : max. 240 m/min
Rolling Speed : max. 1,600 m/min
Dividing Speed : max. 300 m/min

Following technologies are applied.

Full Automatic Entry and Delivery Coil Handling Systems
･ Full Automatic Pickling Entry Section
･ Horizontal Loop Car for Continuous high speed Pickling
and Tandem Cold Rolling
･ Jet Flow Pickling Technology for high speed pickling
･ 5 stands 6 Hi UCM for excellent gauge and shape control
･ Rotary Drum Shear for High Speed Coil cutting
･ Carrousel Tension Reel for continuous Coil Rewinding

Moreover, to install within the limited area, space-saving

layout was sought without sacrificing operation. Compact
polypropylene picking tank, well-conceived delivery equipment
arrangement and underground oil and coolant room was
adopted for this purpose.

LINE CONFIGURATION
Side Trimmer Pickling Tank Tension Leveller

TCM ( 5 Stand UCM)

No.5 No.4 No.3 No.2 No.1
Rotary Welder
Shear
Looper
Looper
Carrousel TR.
Looper Pay-off Reel

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Maanshan No.2 PL-TCM (Maanshan, China) Wuhan Steel PL-TCM (Wuhan, China)
For widest width of 2,000 mm, For Electrical (Silicon) Steels
Automotive - Exposed Quality Steels Wuhan steel in Wuhan, the largest electrical (silicon) steel mill in China, has
LINE SPECIFICATION LINE SPECIFICATION
Ma steel in Maanshan, the progressive steel mill in China has installed the installed the first full-scale electrical steel Coupled Continuous Pickling and
widest Coupled Continuous Pickling and Tandem Cold Mill. Production Data Tandem Cold Mill. Production Data
This is the No.2 PL-TCM facility and MH has supplied the widest and Rolled Material : Low Carbon Steel, At the rolling of the hard material, the thickness decreases sharply at the Rolled Material : Electrical (Silicon) Steel,
longest Jet Flow Pickling, widest 6Hi UCM Cold Rolling, High Speed dividing High Strength Steel edge area. This is called edge drop and caused by longitudinal deviation of Low Carbon Steel
Carrousel Reel. Strip Thickness the work roll flattening. Especially for electrical steel rolling, less edge drop is Strip Thickness:
Our partner, Hitachi, Ltd., supplied the modern and sophisticated Drives, Entry : 1.5 to 6.0 mm essential. To reduce the edge drop, MH applied UCMW Mill, which was added Entry : 2.0 to 3.5 mm
Control Systems and Automations Exit : 0.25 to 2.50 mm work roll shift mechanism to UCM Mill. Exit : (Electrical)0.35 to 0.65 mm
Strip Width : 830 to 2,000 mm Work rolls are shifted by means of hydraulic cylinders provided in each shifting (Low Carbon) 0.30 to1.00 mm
Coil Weight : max. 45,000 kg blocks at the drive side. Optimum roll gap profile is achieved by combining work Strip Width : 750∼1,300 mm
Coil Diameter : max. 2,150 mm roll shifting, intermediate roll shifting, work roll bending and intermediate roll Coil Weight : max. 30,000 kg

bending. Coil Diameter : max. 2,100 mm

Line Data
Welder : Laser Beam Welder Line Data
Pickling Tank : MH Jet Flow Pickling Welder : Laser Beam Welder
Side Trimmer : Dual Turret Head type Pickling Tank : Shallow
No. of Mill Stand : 5 stands Side Trimmer : Dual Turret Head type
Type of Mill : 6Hi UCM No. of Mill stands : 5 stands
Tension Reel : Carrousel type Type of Mill : 6Hi UCMW
Inspection Station : Off-line type Tension Reel : Carrousel type
Pickling Speed : max. 270 m/min Inspection Station : Off-line type
Rolling Speed : max. 1,500 m/min Pickling Speed : max. 200 m/min
Dividing Speed : max. 250 m/min Rolling Speed : max. 1,260 m/min
Dividing Speed : max. 300 m/min

UNIQUE FEATURES
Built for Thinner and Widest Cold Rolled Strips for Automotive-exposed Quality Applications
• Fully Automated Entry and Delivery Coil Handling Systems
• Reliable Pickling Entry Section with Fully Automatic Control Feature
• Horizontal “Push-Pull” Loop Car type Strip Accumulator for continuous high speed pickling and tandem cold rolling.
• Model “JF” Jet Flow Pickling Technology for high speed pickling even with hard-to-descale materials
• High Rigidity Double Turret Head Side Trimmer with Scrap Chopper for precision side trimming Cascade-type Dual
Work Roll Shift Mechanism
Strip Center Guides at Tandem Cold Mill Entry to ensure proper strip tracking at the mill UNIQUE FEATURES
• 5-stand 6Hi UCM-Mill (Universal Crown Control Mill) for superior strip quality and flexibility in operation Built for Cold Rolled Strips for electrical (silicon) steel applications.
• Rotary Drum Shear for high-speed coil dividing operation Specifically, the pickling tank is a uniquely designed shallow bath tank for easier removal of silicon
• Carrousel Tension Reel for stable and reliable coil rewinding and switchover sludge. And, the UCMW-Mill can achieve the minimum edge drop through a work roll shifting mechanism.

LINE CONFIGURATION LINE CONFIGURATION

Tension Side
Leveler JET Pickling Tank Pickling Tank
Trimmer Tension Leveller Side Trimmer
TCM ( 5 Stand UCM) Rotary
TCM ( 5 Stand UCM)
Welder No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5 Shear
No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5
Welder
Rotary Shear
Intermediate Looper Looper
Delivery Looper Looper
Carrousel
Carrousel TR.
Pay-off Reels Tension Reel
Entry Looper Looper
Pay-off Reel

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Nisshin Steel PL-TCM (Toyo, Japan) Hyundai Pipe PL-TCM (Suncheon, Korea)
With pre-reduction mill before pickling process Applying UCMW technology to automobile facility
Nisshin Steel's Toyo Works built a modern and unique PL-TCM line. HYUNDAI HYSCO is the biggest steel supplier to HYUDAI Motor.
LINE SPECIFICATION LINE SPECIFICATION
MH supplied all mechanical equipment including automatic roll shop facilities. HYUDAI Motor is the biggest automobile company in KOREA.
Production Data MH supplied TCM mechanical equipment including roll shop facilities. Production Data
Rolled Material : Low Carbon Steel Rolled Material : Low Carbon Steel,
Strip Thickness: Strip Thickness:
Entry : 1.6 to 6.6 mm Entry : 1.6 to 5.0 mm
Exit : 0.15 to 4.9 mm Exit : 0.23 to 2.3 mm
Strip Width : 580 to 1,350 mm Strip Width : 700 to 1850 mm
Coil Weight : max. 38,000 kg
Line Data
Pre-Mill : 6Hi UCM Line Data
Welder : Flash Welder No. of Mill Stand : 5 stands
Pickling Tank : Shallow Bath Pickling Type of Mill : 6Hi UCMW
Side Trimmer : Dual Turret Head type With Work Roll Shift
No. of Mill Stand : 4 stands Tension Reel: : Carrousel type
Type of Mill : 6Hi UCM Inspection Station: : Off-line type
Tension Reel : Carrousel type Pickling Speed: : max. 200 m/min
Inspection Station : Off-line type
Pickling Speed : max. 250 m/min Rolling Speed: : max. 1,500 m/min
Rolling Speed : max. 1,500 m/min Dividing Speed: : max. 250 m/min
Dividing Speed : max. 300 m/min

4-stand TCM (All 6Hi-UCM) 5-stand TCM (All 6Hi-UCMW)

UNIQUE FEATURES
1) Pre-reduction mill before pickling UNIQUE FEATURES
･ Just like a strong mechanical descaller 1) MH 6Hi UCMW
･ Improvement of pickling effeciency ･ Stable rolling
2) Improvement of productivity ･ Reducing strip edge drop (high yield rate)
･ Quick mode change from rollng to pickling 2) High productivity
(TCM bypass mode or TCM through mode) ･ Annual productivity: 1,670 kton/year
3) Reduction of investment cost (Recent HYUNDAI actual: Over 1,950 kton/year)
･ 4-stand TCM with small work roll instead of 5-stand 3) Pickled Out Tension Reel
4) Saving Manpower & Energy ･ High-efficiency P/O coil production
･ Direct connection to automatic roll shop 4) Saving Manpower & Energy
･ 4-stand TCM with small work roll ･ Full automatic roll changing operation
Pre-reduction mill (6Hi-UCM) ･ Automatic coil handling at TCM exit Carrouel Tension Reel
(Before Pickling process)

LINE CONFIGURATION LINE CONFIGURATION

No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5
6Hi-UCM Pickling Tank

Side Trimmer Pickling Tank Side Trimmer

Welder Two Pay-off Reel Welder
Carrousel TR.

Carrousel TR.
POR Looper P/O Tension Reel TCM ( 5-stand UCMW )
4-stand TCM
(All 6Hi-UCM) Looper

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Baoshan No.3 PL-TCM (Shanghai, China) Lianyuan PL-TCM (Lianyuan, China)

MAIN SPECIFICATION MAIN SPECIFICATION

No. Item Description No. Item Description
Material : Low Carbon Steel, Electrical Steel Material : Low Carbon Steel, High Strength Steel
Thickness : Entry 2.2 to 4.5 mm Thickness : Entry 1.5 to 6.0 mm
Delivery 0.30 to 1.6 mm (For Automobile) : Delivery 0.25 to 2.5 mm
1. Material 1. Material
0.35 to 0.65 mm (For Electrical Steel) (For Construction)
Width : 800 to 1,430 mm Width : 900 to 1,600 mm
Coil weight : Max. 26,500 kg Coil weight : Max. 29,600 kg
Pickling speed : Max. 220 m/min Pickling speed : Max. 240 m/min
2. Speed Rolling speed : Max. 1,200 m/min 2. Speed Rolling speed : Max.1,250 m/min
Strip dividing speed : Max. 250 m/min Strip dividing speed : Max. 250 m/min
No.1 : 6High Mill (UCMW) 3. Weld Type Shear built-in Flash Welder
No.2 : 6High Mill (UCMW) 4. Pickling Type Jet Bath
3. Mill Type No.3 : 6High Mill (UCMW) No.1 : 6High Mill (UCM)
No.4 : 6High Mill (UCMW) No.2 : 6High Mill (UCM)
5. Mill Type
No.5 : 6High Mill (UCMW) No.3 : 6High Mill (UCM)
4. Weld Type Laser Beam Welder No.4 : 6High Mill (UCM)

LINE CONFIGURATION LINE CONFIGURATION

Side Trimmer Pickling Tank Tension Leveller
Tension Pickling Tank Side Trimmer
No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5
Leveller TCM ( 4 Stand UCM)
Laser Beam Rotary Shear
Looper No.4 No.3 No.2 No.1
Welder Welder
Two Pay off Reel Rotary Shear

Looper Looper
Looper

TCM (5 Stand UCMW) Carrousel TR.

Looper Looper Pay-off Reel
Carrousel TR.

TATA PL-TCM (Jamshedpur, India) Benxi STEEL No.2 PL-TCM (Benxi, China)

MAIN SPECIFICATION MAIN SPECIFICATION

No. Item Description No. Item Description
Material : Low Carbon Steel Material : Low Carbon Steel, High Strength Steel
Thickness : Entry 2.0 to 6.5 mm Thickness : Entry 1.8 to 6.0 mm
1. Material Delivery 0.25 to 3.2 mm : Delivery 0.2 to 2.5 mm
1. Material
(For Automobile and Construction) (For Automobile and construction)
Width : 800 to 1,580 mm Width : 800 to 1,870 mm
Coil weight : Max. 28,000 kg Coil weight : Max. 31,500 kg (48,000 kg)
Pickling speed : Max. 180 m/min Pickling speed : Max. 250 m/min
2. Speed Rolling speed : Max. 1,200 m/min 2. Speed Rolling speed : Max. 1,650 m/min
Strip dividing speed : Max. 250 m/min Strip dividing speed : Max. 250 m/min
No.1 : 6High Mill (UCM) 3. Weld Type Laser Beam Welder
No.2 : 6High Mill (UCM) 4. Pickling Type Jet Bath
3. Mill Type No.3 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.1 : 6High Mill (UCM)
No.4 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.2 : 6High Mill (UCM)
No.5 : 6High Mill (UCM) 5. Mill Type No.3 : 6High Mill (UCM)
4. Weld Type Shear Built-in Flash Welder No.4 : 6High Mill (UCM)
No.5 : 6High Mill (UCM)

LINE CONFIGURATION LINE CONFIGURATION

Side Trimmer Pickling Tank Tension Leveller
Tension Leveller Pickling Tank Side Trimmer
TCM ( 5 Stand UCM)
No.5 No.4 No.3 No.2 No.1 TCM ( 5 Stand UCM)
Welder No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5
Rotary Shear Welder
Rotary Shear
Looper
Looper Looper
Looper
Carrousel TR.
Looper Pay-off Reel Pay-off Reel Looper
Two Tension Reel

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MA STEEL No.1 PL-TCM (Maanshan, China) ERDEMIR PL-TCM (Turkey)

MAIN SPECIFICATION MAIN SPECIFICATION

No. Item Description No. Item Description
Material : Low Carbon Steel, High Strength Steel Material : Low Carbon Steel
Thickness : Entry 1.5 to 5.5 mm Thickness : 0.40 to 2.00 mm
1. Material
: Delivery 0.3 to 2.5 mm Width : 625 to 1,525 mm
1. Material
(For Construction) Coil weight : Max. 28,000 kg
Width : 920 to 1,600 mm Rolling speed : Max.1,250 m/min
2. Speed
Coil weight : Max. 29,000 kg Strip dividing speed : Max. 300 m/min
Pickling speed : Max. 240 m/min No.1 : 6High Mill (HCM)
2. Speed Rolling speed : Max.1,250 m/min No.2 : 6High Mill (HCM)
5. Mill Type
Strip dividing speed : Max. 250 m/min No.3 : 6High Mill (HCM)
3. Weld Type Flash Butt Welder No.4 : 6High Mill (UCM)
4. Pickling Type Shallow Bath 3. Weld Type Flash Welder
No.1 : 6High Mill (UCM)
No.2 : 6High Mill (UCM)
5. Mill Type
No.3 : 6High Mill (UCM)
No.4 : 6High Mill (UCM)
No.1 Tension Reel No.2 Tension Reel

LINE CONFIGURATION LINE CONFIGURATION No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4

Tension Leveller Pickling Tank Side Trimmer
HCM HCM HCM UCM
TCM (4 Stand UCM) SHEAR
SHEAR
No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4
Welder
Rotary Shear Two Pay off Reel
Looper
CPL
Looper
Carrousel TR.
4TCM
Pay-off Reel Looper Two Tension Reel

Shougang Jing-Tang PL-TCM (China) SeverStal N.A. PL-TCM (Dearborn, USA)

MAIN SPECIFICATION MAIN SPECIFICATION

No. Item Description No. Item Description
Material : Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Material : Low Carbon Steel, High Strength Steel
Thickness : Entry 1.6 to 5.0 mm Thickness : Entry to 6.35 mm
: Delivery 0.25 to 2.5 mm : Delivery 0.37 (0.30) to 2.67 mm
1. Material 1. Material
(For Contruction,Automotive) (For Automobile)
Width : 750 to 1,580 mm Width : 736 to 1,829 mm
Coil weight : Max. 35,000 kg Coil weight : Max. 32,700kg
Pickling speed : Max. 220 m/min Pickling speed : Max. 290 m/min
2. Speed Rolling speed : Max.1,400 m/min 2. Speed Rolling speed : Max. 1,100 m/min
Strip dividing speed : Max. 260 m/min Strip dividing speed : Max. 250 m/min
PL PL
3. Weld Type Laser Beam Welder 3. Weld Type Laser Beam Welder
TCM TCM
4. Pickling Type Jet Bath 4. Pickling Type i Box Type
No.1 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.1 : 6High Mill (UCM)
No.2 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.2 : 6High Mill (UCM)
5. Mill Type No.3 : 6High Mill (UCM) 5. Mill Type No.3 : 6High Mill (UCM)
No.4 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.4 : 6High Mill (UCM)
No.5 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.5 : 6High Mill (UCM)

LINE CONFIGURATION LINE CONFIGURATION

Side Trimmer Pickling Tank Tension Leveller TCM ( 5 Stand UCM)Rotary
Tension Leveller Pickling Tank Side Trimmer
TCM ( 5 Stand UCM) No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5 Shear
No.5 No.4 No.3 No.2 No.1 Welder In-Line
Welder Inspection
Rotary Shear
Looper
Looper Looper

Looper
Carrousel TR. Pay-off Reel Looper
Looper Pay-off Reel Carrousel TR.

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PL-TCM / JIUQUAN STEEL (CHINA) SHOUGANG CORPORATION/QIAN’

AN PL-TCM

MAIN SPECIFICATION MAIN SPECIFICATION

No. Item Description No. Item Description
Material : Pickled Carbon Steel Material : Special Steel
Thickness : Entry 1.8 to 6.0 mm Thickness : Entry 2.0 to 3.0 mm
: Delivery 0.25 to 3.0 mm : Delivery 0.35 to 0.65 mm
1. Material 1. Material
(For Construction) (For Construction)
Width : 830 to 1,660 mm Width : 750 to 1,300 mm
Coil weight : Max. 31,000 kg Coil weight : Max. 30,000 kg
Pickling speed : Max. 200 m/min Pickling speed : Max. 200 m/min
2. Speed Rolling speed : Max. 1,200 m/min 2. Speed Rolling speed : Max. 1,200 m/min
Strip dividing speed : Max. 260 m/min Strip dividing speed : Max. 300 m/min PL
TCM
3. Weld Type Shear built-in Laser Welder 3. Weld Type Shear built-in Laser Welder
4. Pickling Type Jet Bath 4. Pickling Type Shallow
No.1 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.1 : 6High Mill (UCMW)
No.2 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.2 : 6High Mill (UCMW)
5. Mill Type No.3 : 6High Mill (UCM) 5. Mill Type No.3 : 6High Mill (UCMW)
No.4 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.4 : 6High Mill (UCMW)
Under construction
No.5 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.5 : 6High Mill (UCMW)

LINE CONFIGURATION LINE CONFIGURATION

Tension Leveller
Pickling Tank Side Trimmer Tension Leveller Pickling Tank Side Trimmer

TCM ( 5 Stand UCM) TCM ( 5 Stand UCMW)

No.5 No.4 No.3 No.2 No.1 No.5 No.4 No.3 No.2 No.1
Welder Rotary Shear Welder
Rotary Shear
Looper
Looper

Looper Looper
Carrousel TR. Carrousel TR.
Pay-off Reel Looper
Pay off Reel Looper

BAOSHAN SUS TCM (SHANGHAI, CHINA) CHINA STEEL CORPORATION(TAIWAN) No.3 PL-TCM

MAIN SPECIFICATION MAIN SPECIFICATION

No. Item Description No. Item Description
Material : Pickled Stainless Steel Material : Pickled Carbon Steel,
: Pickled Carbon Steel High strength steel, Electrical Steel
Thickness : Entry 2.0 to 6.0 mm Thickness : Entry 1.5 to 6.6 mm
1. Material 1. Material
: Delivery 0.3 to 2.3 mm : Delivery 0.3 to 3.2 mm
(For Construction) (For Automotive,Contruction)
Width : 730 to 1,630 mm Width : 914 to 1,880 mm
Coil weight : Max. 30,000 kg Coil weight : Max. 35,500 kg
Entry speed : Max. 650 m/min Pickling speed : Max. 250 m/min
PL
2. Speed Rolling speed : Max. 1,300 m/min 2. Speed Rolling speed : Max. 1,400 m/min
TCM
Strip dividing speed : Max. 300 m/min Strip dividing speed : Max. 250 m/min
3. Weld Type Shear built-in Laser Welder TCM 3. Weld Type Shear built-in Laser Welder
No.1 : 6High Mill (UCM) 4. Pickling Type Jet Bath
No.2 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.1 : 6High Mill (UCMW)
5. Mill Type No.3 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.2 : 6High Mill (UCMW)
No.4 : 6High Mill (UCM) 5. Mill Type No.3 : 6High Mill (UCMW)
No.5 : 6High Mill (UCM) No.4 : 6High Mill (UCMW)
No.5 : 6High Mill (UCMW)

LINE CONFIGURATION
LINE CONFIGURATION
Welder Tension Leveller Pickling Tank Side Trimmer
TCM ( 5 Stand UCM) Pay off Reel
TCM ( 5 Stand UCM)
No.5 No.4 No.3 No.2 No.1 No.5 No.4 No.3 No.2 No.1
Rotary Shear Welder Rotary Shear
Looper

Carrousel TR. Looper Carrousel TR.

Looper Pay-off Reel Looper

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POSCO (Gwang yang, Korea) JFE Steel Keihin 5 stand TCM (Kawasaki, Japan)
Minimum Outage and Vertical Start up
at Revamping Project.
At POSCO K1CX project, POSCO and MH successfully
completed the revamping of the tandem cold mill. The
revamping was required the scrupulous planning and large
stock of experiences. MH's total engineering ability was
exemplified even at the intricacy revamping project.
MH propose the best revamping plan to reinforce the
existing facilities, to increase the
output, to minimize the outage period
and commissioning period, and to
start up vertically, which is based on
the reliable technologies.

MAIN SPECIFICATION
No. Description Before Revamping After Revamping
Low Carbon Steel Low Carbon Steel UNIQUE FEATURES MAIN SPECIFICATION
1. Material Low Alloy Steel Low Alloy Steel
-
Batch type tandem cold mill No. Description Before Revamping After Revamping
High Strength Steel
Thickness mm 1.4 to 6.0 1.4 to 6.0 was refreshed to the continuous 1. Material Low Carbon Steel Low Carbon Steel
2. Raw Material Thickness mm 1.6 to 4.5 1.6 to 4.5
Width mm 760 to 1,880 760 to 1,880 PL-TCM with i Box pickling 2. Raw Material
Width mm 600 to 1,350 600 to 1,350
Thickness mm 0.2 to 3.0 0.2 to 3.0
The old fashioned batch type tandem cold mill was coupled Thickness mm 0.25 to 1.6 0.25 to 1.6
Width mm 720 to 1,860 720 to 1,860
3. Prouction with up-to date pickling line and carrousel tension reel. Even Width mm 600 to 1,350 600 to 1,350
TCM Entry mpm 300 350
3. Prouction PL Section mpm - 250
TCM Exit mpm 1,200 1,600 the mill entry area did not have enough space, the mill can be
TCM Entry mpm - 350
4. Mill Entry Bridle Exit Tension Ton 35 45 upgraded to the PL-TCM with applying the various TCM Exit mpm 2,100 2,100
No.of Stand 4 5
technologies, and completed the shut down work with 4. Pickling PL Type - i BOX
#0 - UCMW
Mill Type #1,2 HCMW HCMW
minimum outage. No.of Stand 5 5
5. TCM 5. TCM #1-4 4H 4H
#3,4 UCMW UCMW Mill Type
Installation of No.0 stand ( UCMW ) #5 HCM HCM
Main Drive DC Twin Drive AC Single Drive
6. Tension Reel One Tension Reel Carrousel Tension Reel
Rolling Force ton 2,500 2,700

LINE CONFIGURATION
UNIQUE FEATURES
i BOX pickling New Pickling
For improvement quality of product: Side Trimmer
Section
･ Added No.0 stand (UCMW)∼ Shape stability and wide range shape controllability NEW Carrousel Existing
Tension Reel Tandem Cold Mill
･ DC drive → High response AC drive
#5
･ Applied advanced vertical type inspection station HCM #4 #3 #2 #1
Helical Turner
4H 4H 4H 4H Wet tension leveler
For improvement of productivity:
･ Added No.0 stand (UCMW) ∼ Stable rolling at heavy reduction for HSS rolling NMW Welder

･ Incresed output of push-up cylinder (HYROP-F) for HSS rolling

For increasing production:
･ Increased rolling speed to 1,600 m/min
Advanced inspection station for
with cylindrical roller bearing for BUR high quality automotive steel

Sumitomo Metal 2TCM (Kashima, Japan)

LINE CONFIGURATION TCM section

No.4 No.3 No.2 No.1 No.0

UCMW UCMW HCMW HCMW UCMW UNIQUE FEATURES
Bridle Drive unit
Mill Drive unit To improve the productivety, the continuous tandem cold mill was upgraded to
Rotary Shear
PL-TCM with i Box pickling for automobile steel.
The new pickling line was coupled to the exisiting tandem cold mill, which product high quality automobile steel.
The i Box pickling, which was high performance, energy saving and unique designed, was appilied.
Carrousel Reel Entry Shear
Entry Bridle AWC trimmer ( automatically width change without line stopping) was adopted to keep the stable operation,

Push-Up cylinders : Revamped Equipments

and newly designed automatic baller was installed for thicker gauge trimmed scrap.

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