Isdemir chooses Russula to upgrade its two strand wire rod mill

Russula is pleased to announce it has been selected by Isdemir to upgrade the automation system and drives of their 2 strand 500,000 tpy wire rod mill. The rolling mill is located in Iskenderun, Turkey.

The goal of the upgrade is to fix a few problem areas in the mill to improve operations. In particular, the Russula automation solution will improve the laying head and pinch roll control of both lines A & B, provide consistent shear head and tail cuts and improve the water cooling box functionality.

The existing PLCs and DC drives will be reused along with the existing racks and IO hardware. Russula will also supply the engineering, valves and instrumentation for revamping the existing water boxes. The main operator pulpit and control desks will be also be reutilized.

New controllers will be mounted in cabinets along with power supplies, communication modules and peripherals. The electrical equipment home test is scheduled for the week of April 27th in Russula´s workshop in A Coruña. The commissioning of the two strand wire rod mill is scheduled for June/July 2015.

Russula has a long standing cooperation with Isdemir, beginning with the revamp of a 110 ton/hr pusher reheat furnace in 2003. This is the fourth revamp project Russula will implement at the Isdemir, Iskenderun site.