As you might have heard the steel mill equipment industry is becoming more & more powerful were so many steel plants in the United States, Mexico and Canada are investing to rebuild and modernize their equipment.
Steel and rolling mill equipment and products can work for more than a century with proper services, surveys and alignment, however, there are so many new technologies in the steel mill industry
Why should you modernize and rebuild the Steel Mill and the Rolling Mill Equipment?
Steel mill equipment needs to be rebuild and modernize to increase productivity, save money and avoid the risk of plant’s downtime. Modernizing the equipment will help the steel mill save time.
In the past days, steel mill workers had to manually adjust and align the rolling mill equipment, however, nowadays Steel Plants can modernize and automate the process with just adding an add-on automated system to their equipment.
GMB Heavy Industries has designed and built an automated system for a mill stand in a steel plant in the United States that could save two days worth of operation a month.
List of the Steel Mill Equipment:
1- Long Product Cooling Beds
The cooling bed consists of fixed and moving rakes at the end of the rolling mill, that support the hot-rolled steel as it cools at the proper rate to achieve the required structure. Each type of cooling bed needs an entry and exit solution to ensure minimal damage to the steel.
GMB Heavy Industries has long been recognized for its expertise in designing, building, and installation of long product cooling beds and its equipment. Our original focus was to service the steel industry’s cooling beds. Like any other piece of equipment we offer, we engineer and manufacture both standard lines and custom equipment. In addition, the GMB team will also ensure that its clients’ equipment is perfectly fitting their existing equipment.
We design, build and install Walking Beam Cooling Beds, and we offer services and spare parts for all types of cooling beds. Our Cooling Beds are the trusted choice of many steel producers in the industry.
There are various plants around the globe that used GMB Heavy Industries’ expertise to upgrade their cooling beds. GMB Heavy Industries’ offers design, manufacturing and installation of Cooling Beds and its auxiliary equipment.
Read more about different types of cooling bed: https://gmbindustries.com/long-product-cooling-bed/
2- Rolling Mill Gear Boxes
GMB Heavy Industries’ custom manufactures and supplies different types of rolling mill gearboxes based on the customer’s requirements whether it’s a single, double or multiple stage gearbox. Designing and manufacturing reliable gearboxes is an important factor in mills due to continuous operation and the heavy demands made on them.
Before we design your custom rolling mill gearbox, our engineers will collect all the required information to design the most cost-effective gearbox for steel mills with a high standard that will last a long time with low maintenance costs.
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3- Shears
Steel mill shears are used to cut thin sheet, plates, beams and bars. Depending on the application, shearing machines usually consist of a fixed lower blade and a moving upper blade to perform the cutting action. Shearing machines can be used to cut any metal or steel material in any size or shape.
GMB Heavy Industries is a manufacturer of heavy industrial shears for steel and other metals. We design and manufacture a wide range of industrial shears using high-quality raw materials with the most advanced technology. We are capable of building any kind of shearing machine to suit your requirements.
Flying shears
Steel mills use Flying Shears for cutting profile metals and bars during the rolling mill process. These can be fully automated with a motor and a heat sensor depending on the application. Custom designed Flying Shears can be semi-automatic or fully automatic depending on the application. Steel mills choose to custom design Flying Shears based on their own needs to cut their materials precisely and save money on maintenance.
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4- Interstands
Interstands are used in the Rolling Mill process to transfer the materials between Mill Stands which are placed between the Roll Stands for the proper rolling process.
GMB Heavy Industries is a custom designer, manufacturer and installer of Interstands in the rolling mill process. Our Interstands are made with premium quality raw materials and are designed for long-life, high productivity, and low maintenance costs.
Our engineering team will visit your plant to collect accurate data to design optimum Interstand for your steel plant. GMB Heavy Industries also provides spare parts for your existing Insterstand with OEM quality and competitive pricing. North American steel mills know GMB Heavy Industries as a custom manufacturer and custom designed of the products and equipment for the steel mills and we are always their first choice when it comes to high-quality custom equipment and manufacturing services. By choosing GMB, you have the advantage to receive your custom built equipment in a very short time frame to improve your productivity in the plant. We have designed, manufactured and installed different rolling mill equipment such as interstands, cooling bed, transfer systems and bundlers, etc. very quickly to exceed our customers’ expectation.
5- Transfer Systems and Bundlers
Bundlers are used to bind metals, of various sizes and lengths that are finished and out of the line. GMB Heavy Industries has more than 40 years of experience in the steel industry, offering a wide range of products and services for steel mills’ Transfer Systems and Bundlers. Our services include:
Transfer systems’ Equipment Custom Design and DevelopmentComplete Manufacturing and Supply of the Spare PartsInstallation of the EquipmentReplacing PartsMaintenance and Repairs (Scheduled and un-Scheduled)Surveys and Inspections
End of Line Packing and Bundling Solutions:
Packaging and bundling machines provide steel mills with efficient methods of packaging to protect their products when they are being shipped. Using packaging machines improves packaging speed, efficiency, and ensures proper calibration.
Maintenance and Repair:
GMB Heavy Industries provide on-site and remote maintenance services in North America. Over the past four decades, we exceeded our customers’ expectations with a variety of innovative maintenance plans for transfer systems, stackers and bundlers which reduces repair costs and potentially reduce capital costs. We offer scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services to steel mills, that include surveys and inspections, equipment replacement, parts installation, measurements and repairs and any other required products and services for transfer systems, bundlers and stackers.
6- Custom Equipment
At GMB Heavy Industries, we use our technological experience, coupled with innovative solutions to design, develop and manufacture various components and steel mill custom equipment for steel plants and metal industry companies. No matter how small or large our clients’ projects is, we provide complete turn-key solutions to them worldwide.
Custom equipment is made specifically for steel mills to improve productivity and speed up the rolling process. After visiting the mill or speaking with the steel mill’s technicians and management team, GMB’s engineering team will provide a custom solution. One of our strengths is to provide a solution that will save time and money with solutions that are unique and designed for your rolling mill.
7- Scratch Free Roll Systems
Using processing equipment with surface-sensitive materials in a way that does not cause damage to the finished product is of utmost importance to steel producers, in the production of Special Bar Quality (SBQ). GMB Heavy Industries uses the most advanced technology to custom build your equipment with Scratch Free Roll Systems for high-quality production.
Read more about the scratch free-roll system here: https://gmbindustries.com/scratch-free-roll-systems/
8- Furnace Auxiliary Equipment
Reheat furnaces are used in most of the long products steel mills across the world. It is very important that re-heat furnaces and furnace auxiliary equipment be maintained and equipped with the latest equipment to avoid high production costs. GMB Heavy Industries is ready to provide the best solutions for your steel mill reheat furnace and auxiliary equipment in North America, which will generate financial benefits for your steel plant and production.
Reheat Furnaces:
In steel plants reheat furnaces are used in hot rolling mills to reheat steel stock, such as “billets” to a higher temperature suitable for deformation of steel and rolling in the mill. GMB Heavy Industries is a North American steel mill service provider that offers equipment and spare parts for reheat furnaces. Our engineers work closely with your team to provide the best possible custom solution for your reheat furnaces, to offer a cost-effective production of OEM quality or better.
Walking-beam furnace equipment
A walking beam furnace consists of a stationary beam and a movable beam. Movable beams carry the heated materials in a rectangular shape. They are designed to be used for handling materials such as billets.
Read more about reheat furnaces auxiliary equipment here: https://gmbindustries.com/furnace-auxiliary-equipment/
About GMB HEAVY INDUSTRIES:
GMB Heavy Industries is based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and was founded in 1981 to design, manufacture and install turn-key solutions for the steel industry. GMB offers services and products to companies worldwide. GMB provides a one-stop shop for design, build, installation and maintenance for all your production requirements.
GMB provides reliable, quality, products and services, great customer satisfaction, and gives you the best value for your investment. GMB can supply engineering, project management, manufacturing and installation to provide cost-effective and innovative solutions to your problems.
For Any Inquiry please contact Makan Ayoughi:
makana@gmbindustries.com