2006-12-21 - In 2006 there has been a great demand for Force Measurement’s Strip Tension Systems. In particular from the Original Equipment Manufacturers.
Two of the OEMs come from Germany, Siemens and SMS DEMAG and they have been very successful in creating valuable business for ABB Force Measurement. A very large extent of the OEM business worldwide has ended up in China. For these specific strip tension applications on the Chinese market Force Measurement is delivering a very reliable tension measurement solution using Large PillowBlock load cells.
This year the Large PillowBlock load cells have stepped forward to a bestseller position. Force Measurement has during the last 30 years built up a incomparable product and application know-how and with the large installed base of PillowBlock load cells worldwide the load cells have proven its performance during years of continuous operation in the industry.
Listed below are some successful installations of ABB Force Measurement’s reliable Strip Tension Systems in rolling mills and processing lines:
- VA Stahl Austria Pickling Line with Combined Tandem Cold Mill PLTCM
- Tisco China Hot Reduction Annealing and Pickling Line HRAPL
- Shougang China Pickling Line with Combined Tandem Cold Mill PLTCM
- Baosteel China Continuous Annealing Line CAL
- Corus Staal Netherlands Tandem Cold Mill TCM KW21
- CSC Taiwan Annealing and Coating Line ACL
- Shougang China Continuous Annealing Line CAL
- Benxi China Continuous Galvanizing Lines CGL1& CGL 2
- Baosteel China Pickling Line with Combined Tandem Cold Mill PLTCM (No.5)
- Shougang China Continuous Galvanizing Lines CGL1& CGL 2
- Benxi and Wisco China 3 x Reversing Cold mills CRM