Saarstahl AG


	Wire rod mill Burbach (4-strands high-performance wire rod mill)

	Capacity : 1,000,000 t / yr Continuous, 58 frames (of which 4 X 10 are finishing blocks) Size range: 5.0 - 15.0 mm Stelmor cooling Computer-aided material flow follow-up system and process control Eddy current test for surface defects Diameter control with laser Coil weights : min 1,000 kg ; max 2,600 kg Bar code labelling Signode banding for wire coils

	Light section mill Neunkirchen (Combined bar-wire-mill)

	Capacity : 564,000 t / yr Continuous, H/V-arrangement, 22 stands 3 roller- precision rolling mill Precision rolling facility for square and flat material Thermo-mechanical rolling Size range : 16.0 - 60.0 mm round wire 16.0 - 34.0 mm square wire 15.0 - 42.0 mm hexagonal wire 16.0 - 70.0 mm round bar 16.0 - 70.0 mm square bar 15.0 - 70.0 mm hexagonal bar 5 - 35 x 50 - 100 mm flat 5 - 16 x 100 - 152.3 mm flat Coil weights : min 1,000 kg ; max 2,500 kg Computer-aided tracing of material flow and process control Eddy current test for surface defects Diameter checked with laser diameter Bar code labelling Signode belt for wire coils

	Wire rod mill Neunkirchen (One strand wire rod mill)

	Capacity : 372,000 t / yr Continuous, 29 stands (incl. 10 finishing blocks) Stelmor-cooling / Retarded Cooling Thermo-mechanical rolling Size range : 5.5 - 22.0 mm round wire Coil weights : min 1,000 kg ; max 2,200 kg Eddy current test for surface defects Diameter control with laser Bar code labelling Signode banding for wire coils

	Medium section mill Völklingen (Mill for bar and semi-finished products)

	Capacity : 360,000 t / yr Size range : 40 - 130 mm round bar 50 - 80 mm square bar 42.5 - 67 mm hexagonal bar 50 - 155 x 8 - 85 mm flat 150 - 205 x 8 - 85 mm wide flats vkt. 50 - 130 mm Semi-finished products Diameter control with laser Surface test (magnetic particle testing) Check for internal defects (ultrasonic testing) Temperature controlled rolling