Last January, the delivery of power panels for a new rebar rolling mill was completed. The project was commissioned by SMS Group S.p.A. for the Americas region.

The supply includes:

• 14 Motor Control Centers (MCCs), divided as follows:
  • 1 MCC for the Combustion Area
  • 1 MCC for the Handling Area
  • 3 MCCs for Rolling Stands
  • 3 MCCs for Auxiliary Services
  • 2 MCCs for the Cooling Bed Area
  • 2 MCCs for the Finishing Area
  • 3 MCCs for Water Treatment
• 12 protection boxes
• 14 Brake resistors

The main components used in the panels include:

• Main switches from 400A to 1600A (XT5 and E1.2 type)
• Soft starters from 37A to 250A
• ACS880 multi-drive system powered by DSU unit with 12-pulse – Inverter modules from 130A to 800A
• ACS880 multi-drive system powered by DSU unit with 6-pulse – Inverter modules from 18A to 78A
• ACS880 multi-drive system powered by regenerative RRU unit – Inverter modules from 25A to 340A
• ACS880 single drives from 11A to 240A
• DCS880 converters from 1000A
• DCS880 converters for magnets from 25A
• Interfaces via distributed I/O with integrated safety modules, ET200SP type

We sincerely thank SMS Group for once again confirming their trust in our work, as well as our suppliers, especially ABB and SIEMENS, for their valuable support.