The UK-based Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance for a new 3-roller type downcoiler installed at Metinvest’s Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol, Ukraine. With this new hydraulic downcoiler, Ilyich Steel extended its product range while improving coil telescopicitiy and winding density. The maximum coil weight was increased from 27 to 32 tons and the strip thickness from 8 to 16 mm. This opens the future opportunity to expand the product range to high-strength steel grades and grades for gas and oil industry.
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