ThyssenKrupp VDM orders complete grinding line

ThyssenKrupp VDM in Altena, Germany, is strengthening its position in the market and has therefore ordered a regulating-wheel grinder of the RSM 60 type with complete finishing line from SMS Meer, Germany.

From May 2013, ThyssenKrupp VDM will be able to produce up to 13-m long round bars of high quality in Altena. The products are used i.a. in the aircraft, aerospace and automotive industries and in the field of oil exploration.

High degree of automation

The regulating-wheel grinder from SMS Meer pre- or finish-grinds round bars of steel and NF metals in a single pass. The RSM 60 is of very torsionally rigid design, permits high cutting rates and has a high diameter tolerance. It easily grinds even high-strength bars and bars made of materials which are difficult to machine.

The large working range of 6 to 125 mm diameter and bar lengths up to 13 m makes the material feeding a particular challenge: coils of up to 100 bars have to be reliably separated and loaded into the machine, otherwise machine standstills are the consequence.

SMS Meer solves the problem with a special step separation system.

In future, ThyssenKrupp VDM will monitor the sophisticated processes on the new machine with a high degree of automation: machine control, process monitoring and diameter control as well as the linkage to the PDA system all form part of the order. The supply is completed by systems for emulsion treatment and air extraction. SMS Meer also provides the complete assembly. The new grinding line is scheduled to go into operation in May 2013.

Based on SMS Group information