Kamet-Steel continues its overhaul at the rolling shop. Having finished planned works at the billet shop, the repair team has changed location to upgrade the 400/200 mill ‒ the leading rolling mill of the enterprise, which has been operating at full capacity this year.

The main objectives of the overhaul are to increase the reliability and energy efficiency of the area's main equipment. The attention of metallurgical equipment repair shop specialists and their colleagues from Zaporizhstal is  focused primarily on upgrading the mill "heart". This is the 30-tonne transfer gearbox of the BGV No. 10 block, which ensures consistent and stable operation of equipment for producing wire rods and related parts.   

The next step is upgrading the right-hand BGV No. 4 block. This includes a major repair of gearboxes, replacement of bearing and other units of the rolling line, on which the 400/200 mill's most sought-after and high-margin product is produced ‒ rebar with a section from 8 to 20 mm. 

Roman LINCHENKO, Deputy Head of the Rolling Mill Shop at the Section Rolling Mill Area: 

"This year, despite the wartime challenges, the 400/200 mill has been working steadily at full capacity. Over nine months, we have rolled and shipped to Ukrainian and European customers over 538 thousand tonnes of merchant products." 

Special attention is being paid to repair works at the mill's reheating furnace section.  

Maksym KUTVITSKYI, Deputy Head of the Rolling Shop for Engineering and Head of Major Overhaul: 

"The overhaul's objective is to increase reliability and production efficiency of equipment. Particularly, we are carrying out a replacement of the reheating furnace's water cooling elements to improve water flow, with subsequent lining of these elements. This will allow us to reduce heat losses. Also, we are carrying out insulation of the furnace's roof to reduce temperature losses using thermal insulation materials. This is an energy-efficient part of the major overhaul, and we are expecting a decrease in specific fuel consumption during rolling product production."