Description

This paper described two major capital projects and resulting improvements. The Pre-Finishing Mill (PFM) consists of two new rolling stands installed in the rod mill after stand 15. These stands provide the ability to decrease the reduction in other stands, which has resulted in large improvements in rod surface quality. The Electro-Magnetic Stirring (EMS) installed at the caster and subsequent continuous improvement actions has resulted in improvements to billet segregation, martensite formation, and internal cracking.