Rolling Mills

MECON has been a pioneer in the field of consultancy, design, engineering, manufacturing and supply of Rolling Mills and Processing Lines. For over three decades MECON has designed, engineered, supplied and commissioned many hot and cold mills ranging medium to large capacities. Mecon is also assisting in major investment decisions in the steel fraternity.

Field of expertise (Functions)

Rolling Mills (Consultancy Services)

• Preparation of conceptual layout

• Study of various alternative layouts

• Process selection, equipment selection and integration

• Expert evaluation and introduction of new technologies

• Preparation of feasibility reports

• Basic and detail engineering

• Preparation of technical specification for procurement

• Technical evaluation of tenders received from equipment suppliers

• Preparation of Contract documents

• Manufacture, Inspection and Expediting manufacturing

• Site supervision for erection and commissioning

• Project monitoring

• Assistance in establishing performance guarantee

Technical Expertise – Rolling Mills Consultancy

• Green field Rolling Mill and Processing lines project
• Balancing equipment for existing Rolling Mills and Processing lines
• Modernisation and revamping of existing Rolling Mills
• Relocation of existing plant and equipment from one country to another
• Assessment of used plant and equipment

Rolling Mills Consultancy projects under execution & Recently Commissioned

• Thin Slab Caster, Tunnel Furnace and In-line Hot Strip Mill – NMDC, Nagarnar

• 1.2 Mtpy Cold Rolling Mill Complex - Bokaro Steel Limited

a) Pickling Line cum Tandem Cold Mill

b) Batch Annealing Furnace

c) Skin Pass Mill

d) Electrolytic Cleaning Line & Hot Dip Galvanising Line

e) Tension Levelling & Inspection Line

f) Roll Shop

• Wire Rod mill – IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur

• Bar mill - IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur

• Universal Section mill - IISCO Steel Plant, Burnpur

• Bar and Rod mill - Bhilai Steel Plant

• Universal Rail mill - Bhilai Steel Plant

• Long Rail Welding Plant - Bhilai Steel Plant

• Medium Structural mill – Durgapur Steel Plant

• Forged Wheel Plant (Rail Wheels), Lalganj, Rae Bareli - RINL

• Rail Head Hardening Facilities in RUBM – JSPL, Raigarh

Rolling Mills Consultancy projects – Offshore

• Detail Engineering & PMC services for Rebar Mill, Section Mill–Star Steel International,Dubai

• Detail Engg. & PMC services for Medium Section Mill – United Gulf Steel, Saudi Arabia

• TEFR for Reactivation of Bar & Rod Mill – Zuma Steel, Nigeria

• TEVR for Mingo Steel Works, Ohio, USA – ACCIL International Inc., USA

• Bankable TEFR for Metal Coating Complex - PT Virema Parshu Steel, Indonesia

Rolling Mills – Equipment Design and Supply

MECON is a pioneer in the field of design, engineering, supply, erection and commissioning of hot and cold rolling mills for both ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Technical Expertise – Equipment Design and Supply

• Vast experience in Rolling Mill facility design and engineering with process technology know how

• Extensive experience in successful implementation of rolling mill projects

• Green field construction including infrastructure development

• Expansion, up gradation, modernization and product optimization of existing plant and equipment

• Relocation of existing plant and equipment from one location to another after up gradation and provision of balancing equipment.

Range of Services – Equipment Design and Supply

Hot Rolling Mills

• Hot strip mills

• Steckel mills

• Plate mills

• Bar and wire rod mills

• Bar and wire rod mills

• Light and medium merchant mills

Cold Rolling Mills

• 2 hi cold rolling mills

• 4 hi cold rolling mills

• 6 hi cold rolling mills

• 2 stand double reduction mills

• 5 stand tandem cold rolling mills

• Skin pass mills

• Experimental rolling mills

• Mills for non ferrous metals rolling

Revamping and Modernisation

• Revamping of hot strip mills by providing hydraulic AGC and QWRC

• Installation of coil boxes in existing hot strip mills

• Installation of accelerated cooling in hot strip mill and plate mill run out roller table

• Replacement of existing coilers with state of the art coilers and hot coil handling facilities

• Installation of hydraulic AGC in existing cold rolling mills

• Installation of work roll shifting and bending mechanisms

Relocation of existing Plant and Equipment

• Assistance in dismantling and packing

• Replacement of obsolete equipments

• Design and supply of balancing equipment

• Foundation engineering

• Erection, trial run and commissioning

Major Equipment Design and Supply jobs Executed

• 5 stand tandem cold rolling mill – Bokaro Steel Plant

• DCR and skin pass mills – Bokaro Steel Plant

• CRGO mill – Rourkela steel Plant

• 4 Hi Reversing Cold Rolling Mill – Hero Cycles, Ludhiana

• 6 Hi cold rolling mill – Hero cycles, Ludhiana (DSIR Award)

• 4 Hi Reversing Breakdown and Finishing Mills for Brass Rolling – Ordinance Factory, Ambernath

• 2 Hi Experimental rolling mill – Indian Oil Corporation, Faridabad

• 600 mm Hot Strip Mill – Rajinder Steel Ltd., Raipur

• Light and medium merchant mill – RINL, Visakhapatnam

• 4 Strand wire rod mill - RINL, Visakhapatnam

• Special Alloy Bar mill – Powmex Steel, Titlagarh

• Bar mill – Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd, Hyderabad

Major Equipment Design and Supply jobs Executed - Offshore

• 1270 mm Chemical Cleaning Cum Recoiling Line – P.T. Essar Dhananjaya, Indonesia

• Design & Engineering of 6 hi cold rolling mill for China – Sherman International Inc., USA

Second Lauch Pad Facitlities, Sri Harikota

Geo-Technical Cetrifuge, IIT Mumbai

Medium Structural Mill – SAIL, DSP

Wire Rod Mill – II, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.

Bar & Rod Mill – SAIL, BSP

Medium Section Mill – United Gulf Steel Rebar Mill – Star Steel International, Dubai

Section Mill – Star Steel International, Dubai

Thin Slab Caster linked HSM – BPSL, Rengali, Odisha 2150 mm Hot Strip Mill – ESSAR Steel, Hazira

Hot Strip Mill – Bhushan Steel Ltd., Meramandali

Pickling Line cum Tandem Cold Mill – SAIL, BSL

Excellence Awards

MECON has been awarded the prestigious “ National Award for Technical Excellence -2000” for development of 6 hi cold rolling mill in India by Department of scientific and Industrial research (DSIR), Government of India.