Cooling Beds & Run-out Tables
Our range of cooling beds and run-out tables offer efficient cooling, precise product handling, and increased productivity in the steel manufacturing industry.
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Cooling Beds and Run-out Tables Overview
Cooling beds and run-out tables are essential components in the steel manufacturing process, designed to cool and handle the freshly rolled steel products as they exit the rolling mill. These systems provide controlled cooling and support for the hot steel products, allowing them to gradually cool down to ambient temperature and stabilize their mechanical properties. Our range of cooling beds and run-out tables offer efficient cooling, precise product handling, and increased productivity in the steel manufacturing industry.
Range of Cooling Beds and Run-out Tables
Cooling Beds
Cooling beds are long, horizontal structures consisting of a series of transverse and longitudinal cooling elements. They are positioned after the last stand of the rolling mill and serve the purpose of gradually cooling down the hot steel products. The steel products are conveyed on the cooling bed, where they pass through a controlled cooling process. The cooling bed typically consists of fans, water spray systems, and conveyors to facilitate the cooling and movement of the steel products.
Key Features and Benefits
Controlled Cooling
Cooling beds provide a controlled cooling environment for hot steel products, ensuring uniform cooling rates and preventing the formation of internal stresses. This controlled cooling process improves the dimensional stability and mechanical properties of the steel products, reducing the risk of deformation or cracking.
Gradual Cooling
The design of cooling beds allows for gradual cooling of the steel products as they pass through the bed's cooling elements. Gradual cooling helps in achieving uniform microstructure and desired mechanical properties, ensuring consistent product quality.
Efficient Heat Dissipation
Cooling beds are equipped with fans and water spray systems that facilitate efficient heat dissipation from the hot steel products. This prevents overheating, minimizes surface defects, and improves the surface finish of the cooled steel products.
Product Tracking and Sorting
Cooling beds are designed with conveyor systems that allow for the tracking and sorting of the steel products as they cool down. This enables efficient handling, identification, and further processing of the cooled products downstream.
Application
Long Products Rolling Mills
Cooling beds are commonly used in long products rolling mills, such as those producing rebars, sections, or wire rods. They provide a suitable cooling environment for these long products, allowing them to cool down gradually and achieve the desired mechanical properties.
Seamless Pipe and Tube Mills
Cooling beds are utilized in seamless pipe and tube mills to handle and cool down the hot pipes or tubes after the final rolling stage. They ensure controlled cooling and prevent distortion or deformation of the pipes and tubes during the cooling process.
Run-out Tables
Run-out tables, also known as run-out beds or discharge tables, are an extension of the cooling bed system. They are positioned at the end of the cooling bed and serve the purpose of supporting and handling the cooled steel products as they are discharged from the cooling bed. Run-out tables consist of roller conveyors or skid systems that facilitate the smooth and controlled movement of the steel products for further processing or storage.
Key Features and Benefits
Smooth Product Handling
Run-out tables provide a smooth and controlled surface for the movement of the cooled steel products. This minimizes the risk of surface damage, scratching, or deformation, ensuring the quality and appearance of the finished products.
Flexibility in Product Length
Run-out tables are designed to accommodate a range of product lengths, allowing for the handling of different sizes and shapes of steel products. This flexibility enables efficient and versatile production in rolling mills with varying product specifications.
Integration with Downstream Processes
Run-out tables are often integrated with other equipment or processes downstream, such as cutting machines, inspection systems, or stacking systems.
Product Cooling and Stabilization
Run-out tables provide a platform for the cooled steel products to stabilize and reach ambient temperature before further processing or packaging. This controlled cooling and stabilization process ensure dimensional stability and optimize the subsequent manufacturing steps.
Sorting and Quality Control
Run-out tables can be equipped with sorting mechanisms, sensors, and inspection systems to facilitate quality control and sorting of the finished products. This allows for the identification and segregation of any defective or out-of-specification products, ensuring only high-quality products proceed to the next stage.
Buffering and Storage
Run-out tables with extended lengths can also serve as buffer zones for temporarily storing the cooled steel products. This provides flexibility in managing downstream processes, allowing for smooth material flow and reducing bottlenecks in the production line.
Application
Hot Strip Mills
Run-out tables are commonly used in hot strip mills to handle and cool down the hot strip steel products after the final rolling stage. They ensure controlled cooling and provide a smooth transition for the hot strip as it exits the rolling mill.
Plate Mills
Run-out tables are utilized in plate mills to handle and cool down the hot plate steel products after the final rolling stage. They provide support and controlled cooling, allowing the plates to achieve the desired flatness and mechanical properties.
Sheet and Coil Mills
Run-out tables are employed in sheet and coil mills for handling and cooling down the hot sheet or coil products after the final rolling stage. They facilitate the controlled cooling and stabilization of the sheets or coils, ensuring dimensional stability and improved surface quality.
Specialty Steel Mills
Run-out tables find applications in specialty steel mills that produce high-value and customized steel products, such as stainless steel or alloy steel. They provide the necessary support and controlled cooling for these specialty products, ensuring their quality and meeting the stringent specifications.
Continuous Casting
Run-out tables are used in continuous casting processes to support and handle the cast slabs or blooms as they exit the caster. They facilitate the gradual cooling and stabilization of the cast products, allowing for subsequent processing and shaping.
In summary, our cooling beds and run-out tables offer efficient cooling, precise product handling, and increased productivity in the steel manufacturing industry. Whether used in long products rolling mills, seamless pipe and tube mills, hot strip mills, plate mills, sheet and coil mills, or continuous casting processes, our cooling beds and run-out tables provide the necessary support, controlled cooling, and smooth product handling for high-quality steel products. We continuously strive to innovate and improve our cooling bed and run-out table designs, incorporating advanced technologies to meet the evolving needs and challenges of the steel industry.
