PEELING LINES

Quality and productivity in bright steel production

SMS group
Leaders in plant construction
and mechanical engineering

The SMS group is, under the roof of SMS Holding GmbH, a group of global players in plant construction and
mechanical engineering for the steel and nonferrous metals processing industry. It consists of the two Business
Areas SMS Siemag and SMS Meer. The two Business Areas operate as independent group companies that
cooperate closely with each other. As the financial organization, SMS Holding GmbH is responsible for strategic
planning and controlling. The sole owner of the SMS group is Siemag Weiss GmbH & Co. KG, the holding of the
Weiss entrepreneurial family.

FAMILY-OWNED AND
WORLDWIDE PRESENT
As a family-owned company, the SMS group has built
on solid values and a culture of responsibility for four
generations. It holds a strong market position while
its decentralized structure ensures a fast and efficient
response to individual customer demands. The
SMS group combines the flexibility of company units
that operate as medium-sized enterprises and the
broad resources of an internationally active company
all for the customers benefit. The decentralized
corporate culture ensures that not only the individual
units but also the employees themselves always think
and act in an entrepreneurial manner.

BUILDING ON A STRONG BASIS

A long-term view, careful financial management,
focus on values, plus knowledge about the cycles of
the machine and plant construction market have, for
decades, informed the groups strategic planning.
Also high on the agenda is investment in the areas of
energy and environment technology, service and
modernization of plants as well as on-the-job training
and qualification of core employees. On this basis,
the SMS group creates tailor-made plant solutions,
which enable the customers to keep well ahead of
the competition.

SMS MEER
A reliable and flexible partner
for the whole lifetime of your plant

The SMS Meer Business Area bundles its activities

in the fields of steelmaking plants and continuous
casting technology, tube plants, long product rolling
mills, forging technology, nonferrous metals plants
and heat treatment technology. Starting with advisory
services, followed by implementation and commissioning, and finally plant servicing the employees of
the Business Area always combine their exceptional
specialist knowledge with approachability and
flexibility.
TOP QUALITY
The innovative solutions provide the customers with
measurable benefits in their challenging markets.
Whether steel for automobile tires, tubes for pipelines, heavy structural profiles, wheels for high-speed
trains, aluminum for faade structures or offshore
wind-power generators: the machines and plants
tailored by SMS Meer ensure the cost-efficient and
flawless production of the necessary components.
INDIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS
SMS Meer concentrates the competence of globally
successful specialist firms under one roof to create a
unique, full range of supplies and services for metal
processing and associated fields. In doing so, the
employees focus consistently on the requirements of
their partners. SMS Meer finds individual solutions
and fulfills customers expectations, both flexibly and
reliably. This is verified by 17,000 reference projects
for satisfied customers the world over.

Bright steel
processing lines
Integrated solutions from a single source

The bright steel industry is characterized by ever

stricter quality and productivity requirements.

The newly designed PMS-series thereby offers an

efficient alternative for medium-sized applications.

As the world-wide leading supplier, the product unit

Schumag & Copper of SMS Meer offers both highperformance single units but also, interconnected
systems with a maximum degree of automatization.
They are suitable for machining of round bars and
thick-walled tubes made of steel and steel alloys.
Especially with the new PM- and PMH-peeling
technology, SMS Meer introduces new standards
in quality, productivity, and flexibility.

The new PMH-series is used in the upper diameter

range. Also here, we offer the complete range of
performances, reaching from the bar loading up to
the peeled and discharged bar.

Special characteristics
of the drawn steel center
Depending on the machine configuration, bar-to-bar,
coil-to-bar and coil-to-coil ope-ration are possible
for the manufacturing of cylindrical, tapered and/or
doubletaper bars. All common steel alloys, round
cast, titanium and other non-ferrous materials can be
processed. The product program specifically includes:
Pre-straightening machines in multipleor two-roll design
Complete bar loading device with unscrambling
for bar as well as coil preparation systems,
consisting of pay-off reel, coil end opener,
pre-straightening and calibrating units

Peeling machines for high end (PM-concept) and

medium performance ranges (PMS-concept). The
PMH-series is used for the upper diameter range.
Two-roll bright steel straightening and polishing
machines for best straightening qualities and
surface finishes
Integration of in-line testing
Single and double-sided bar end machine for the
raw material and the ready product
The individual units are configured as LH or RH
machines, depending on the local conditions and
the material flow required

Pre-Straightening
Two- and Multi-Roll-Straightener

For straightening of rolled or forged round bars and

thick-walled tubes made of steel with diameters of
8 to 170 mm, the product unit Schumag & Copper of
SMS Meer supplies pre-straightening machines inline
with a bright bar centre or as a separate unit with
handling equipment.
Especially with straightness deviations of more than
2 mm within 1 m of the measured length, pre-straightening is recommended for optimal peeling and
straightening results.
Multiple-roll
pre-straightener
In order to meet the future requirements, SMS Meer
has developed a new pre-straighter. The machines of
the MWR series are characterized by the following
features:
New, high-performance roll and drive concept
Good accessibility and high operating comfort
Fast change of rolls and reduced down-times for
tool change
Mproved scale removal
Environment and operator friendly due to
integrated dust extraction and optimised sound
insulation
Machine bed
Steady and rigid design
Open frame in C-configuration
Good accessibility for operators and
maintenance personnel
Integrated supply lines

10-roll-concept
3 bottom straightening rolls, driven
3 top pressure rolls, driven
2 top bending rolls, driven
2 top supporting rolls, driven
Motor-driven diameter adjustment with
hydraulic clamping for all top rolls
Motor-driven roll angle adjustment
(Setting range 32 38)
Graphical display of the roll position
(Angle/position) on the control panel
Easy exchange of rolls by means of especially
adapted crane hooks
Scale removal and
dust extraction
Scale removal via steep discharge slopes on the roll
holders and frame
Scale transport via conveyor belt into a container,
also a standard scale collecting box as alternative
Extraction of dust inside of the hood by an
exhaust system

Two-roll Straightener
For high straightness requirements over the total bar
length, i.e. incl. leading and trailing bar ends, a
two-roll straightener may be used as an alternative.
The main features of this machines are:
Hydraulically movable upper roll to compensate the
ovality of the black bar
Adjustable drives
Scale discharge via emulsion
Hydraulic motors to adjust the roll angular
position
Hydraulic motors to adjust the guide ledges
to the diameter
Steel guide ledges with hardened wear
segments for the surfaces in contact with material
Good accessibility and easy maintenance thanks to
vertically fitted straightener rolls
Various loading and unloading facilities, suitable to
the individual case

Raw Material
Coil or Bar

Pay-off reel
Coil weights up to 3500 kg
Standard-type pay-off reel
C arousel pay-off reel
T ilting carousel pay-off reel
Coil end opener
Coil end openers to open and pre-straighten the
leading coil end, available in three sizes and right/left
versions.

Feed device movable

in cross direction
Feed device, laterally movable to feed the leading coil
end -pre-straightened by the coil end opener- into the
pre-straightener. Automatic process without manual
intervention possible.
Manipulator
Manipulator as an alternative to the coil end opener.
The movement axes are controlled by joy stick.
Signal transfer is possible via wired or wireless or
remote control.
The working range with a tensile strength of up
to 600 N/mm2 is up to a diameter of 52 mm.
Controllable five axes enable safe and flexible
handling of the leading coil end from the moment
of gripping it until it is taken over by the pinch rolls
of the pre-straightener.
Horizontal and vertical
pre-straightener
Straightening combinations tuned to the working
ranges of the various machine sizes, consisting of:
Horizontally driven pre-straighter in standard
design for non-ferrous metals and pickled steel,
or scale-proof
Vertical, not driven pre-straightening unit with
4 or 5 rolls
Digital roll feed indication
Motorized roll adjustment
Optional scale discharge via optional screw
conveyors or by extraction

Counterclockwise
wound coil

Clockwise wound coil

Calibrating unit
The combination of the plastic deformation effect
during the calibrating process and the simultaneous
twist on the taut wire, removes kinks from even
roll-hardened material. Therefore, it will straight and
it can still roll and be unscrambled after peeling and
cutting to size. The wire is twisted by the inclined
pinch rolls.

Bar loading and unscrambling

To supply bar material from bundles to the system,
SMS Meer supply tailormade loading systems with
automatic downstream unscrambling. The transport
to the subsequent units is done either by using
discharge slopes or chain conveyors.

The calibrating rolls are arranged that the scale can

drop out freely. Hydraulic clamping devices ensure
rapid replacement. To ensure reproducible adjustment
when changing over to products of other dimensions,
easily accessible scales and high-precision dial gages
are provided.

Peeling machine
PM-Series

The PM-series is suited to the most stringent performance, quality and flexibility requirements set on the
machining of round solid materials and thick-walled
tubes of all common steel alloys, round cast, titanium
and other non-ferrous materials with diameters of
5 to 250 mm (specific diameter range individually
dependent on model).
The common operating modes bar-to-bar and
coil-to-bar for cylindrical, tapered and double-tapered
bars and the coil-to-coil method are possible. The
distinguishing characteristics of the PM-series are:
Economic production of bright steel
of the highest quality
Rigid construction
Use of vibration damping materials
Use of quick-change systems
High performance range
Peeling quality up to IT8

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Infeed unit
Infeed rolls with a large diameter, with motorized
adjustment to 0 or 2.5, resp. 2.5 or 5 respectively by a patented tumbling shaft
Drive via drive shaft with gearbox or alternatively
by individual motors
High user-friendly design by axial plug-in unit
movement
Hydraulic clamping elements for quick change of
the infeed rolls
Entry guide
Easy central alignment by separately controlled
motors in the X and Y-directions
Quick-change unit with four-point tensioner and
HSK cone
Three-point guide of a reinforced version and
clamping to the machine body using wedge-type
clamping elements

Machine bed
FEM-optimized machine bed from mineral compound
material for vibration reduction with an integrated
energy supply.
Adjustment of
cutter head tools
High availability by replaceable carbide inlays with
wear-resistant, optimized contact faces
Vibration-damping SG iron housing
No-play, hydrostatic bearing with large radial rigidity and good vibration damping of the cutter
head
Low-friction diameter adjustment
Setting of the tool adjustment using a positioncontrolled axis
Optimized labyrinth seals for high operational
reliability
Reinforced and FEM-optimized tapered bushing

Exit guide
The exit guide can be removed via the extraction
carriage
Push rod version
Vibration-damping SG iron housing
Extraction carriage
Smooth running characteristics due to the
integration of linear guides in the machine bed
Maintenance free drive system due to rack and
pinion
Optimized machining of small diameters via
combined speed torque control

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Peeling machine
PMH-Series

This series is especially designed for peeling of rolled

and particularly forged round bars in the upper range
of diameters of 300 to 600 mm.
The machine offers the following special features:
Rigid construction with high vibration-damping
effect
Highest peeling performance, also for high
strength steels and nickel based alloys
Cutting depths of maximum 15 mm diameter
reduction by using appropriate tools
Carriage while peeling

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Adjustment of new bar diameter from operator

control panel
Infeed guide with large-dimensioned rollers with
easy centre alignment by separate motors
Axial movable infeed guide for quick change of
cutting tools
Infeed guide is precisely fixed via Index bolts and
hydraulical clamped during the peeling process

Optional
Separate polishing for improved surface quality
Handling equipment to ensure safe and energy
serving operation (no lifting or lowering), also for
heavy weight bars.
Beltgrinder

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Peeling machine
PMS-Series

The PMS-series represents a new machine concept

for medium performance applications and peeling
qualities. It is suitable for bar-to-bar operation.
This machine series optimally combines efficient
solutions with modern and solid technology. With
this, the machine concept is based on the experience
and success of the Kieserling WDH series. However,
it also integrates the new ideas and solutions of the
innovative PM technology.
The machines of the PMS series are characterized by
the following features:
Monolithic machine bed in rigid welded construction with partially integrated supply lines

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Sturdy infeed unit with large roll diameters; all

rolls are driven
Swivelling infeed guide with reinforced, threepoint-guide, and single centre alignment using
separately driven motors for X- and Y-direction
Hollow shaft, rotating head, and main gear unit
with high radial rigidity and optimised labyrinth
seals
Exit carriage driven by low-maintenance drive via
gear rack and pinion
All position controlled axes with highly dynamic
control system

Material testing and

bar end processing
Undoubtedly the best quality

Material testing
A testing unit can be integrated into the line to
ensure the required quality of the peeled and
straightened bar. This can consist of:
Standard test coil according to the eddy current
method for testing surface point errors
Rotating test coil according to the eddy current
method for testing surfaces for point and
longitudinal errors
Measurement of internal material defects by
ultrasonic
Randomized measurement of the rod
straightness
Measurement of the diameter
Grade and heat treatment verification
Bar end Processing
The machining of bar material in downstream
machines such as automatic lathes often requires a
certain bar end shape to ensure a trouble-free feed in
the lathe.
The relevant bar end machining operation FP-series
can take place at the end of the line by machining the
straightened and peeled bar, or to minimize cutting
tool wear upstream of the peeling machine.
The flexible machine concept enables a multitude of
bar end machining options such as:
Face turning
Face milling
Chamfering
Trunnion turning
Centering boring
Sawing

Some of the advantages of the SMS Meer

concept for bar end machining are:
High performance
Facing/chamfering in one run
Face-milling/chamfering with the same tool
Quick tool replacement
Automatic size adjustment

Bar end processing machines, FP series

Type

Unit

FP2

FP3

FP4

FP5

FP6

Working range

mm

5 25

5 55

15 85

25 130

40 160

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Bright Bar Straightening

WRP-series

WRP B/BF-series
To fulfill the highest performance requirements at
high demanding material qualities, the two-roll
straightening and polishing machine of the WRP
B/BF type series are used. Their most noteworthy
characteristics are:
Optimum straightening effect, even with highstrength materials
To satisfy the most stringent requirements,
additional hydraulic clamping of the top roll cylinder
could be provided to ensure that the roll package
is absolutely rigid during the straightening
process
Two-roll principle with concave upper roller and
convex bottom roller to ensure that even the ends
are straightened
The lower roll runs in a single-sided stationary
bearing
Straightener rolls from alloyed and hardened
chrome steel
Lateral guidance of the bar to be straightened
between the straightener rolls by special guide
ledges on the inlet and outlet sides, using bushings or prisms
Height-adjustable traverses to adjust the guide
ledges to the center of the straightening gap
Easy change of the guide ledges by swiveling the
traverses outwards
Easy and quick replacement of the entire roller
pair using the integrated roll change device
Long straightening roller life due to coolant
lubrication
Suitable for in-line use or as a separate unit
combined with a handling system

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WRPF-Serie
The two-roll straightening and polishing machine
of WRP F series is suitable for the lower to medium
strength and diameter ranges. The special characteristics of this machine are:
Cost-effective design with manual adjustments
Straightener rolls from alloyed, hardened
chrome steel
Suitable for long and short bars, depending on
the feeding system
Suitable for in-line use or as a separate unit
combined with a handling system

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Plant Layouts
Integrated solutions to meet your needs

Bright steel center

for
Bar-to-bar operating mode

3
2
4

Bright steel center

for

Bar-to-bar
Coil-to-bar operating modes

3
4

7
9

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Bar unscrambling

Pre-straightener

Cross conveyer with

loading possibility

End-to-end roller path

Peeling machine

End-to-end roller path

Cross conveyer with

loading possibility

Straightening and
polishing machine

Trough (peeled material)

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Trough (peeled and

straightened material)

Coil end preparation

Calibration unit

Bar unscrambling

10

4
Single-sided bar end
machining

2
1

Peeling machine

Cross conveyer with

loading possibility

Straightening and
polishing machine

Cross conveyer with

loading possibility

9
Double-sided bar end
machining
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10

10

Material testing

10

Bundling and packaging

12

Bundle magazine

12

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Technical Data
The most suitable machine for each application

PM series peeling machines

Type

Unit

PM 0

PM 1

PM 2

PM 3

PM 4

PM 5

PM 6

Working range

mm

5 35

7 54

12,5 80

25 125

40 160

60 200

80 250

Feed speeds
Cutter head speed

m/min

60

60

60

45

30

20

15

1/min

5000

4500

4000

2000

1200

780

500

PMH series peeling machines

Type
Working range *
Feed speeds of up to
Cutter head speed

Unit

PMH 300

PMH 350

PMH 400

PMH 450

PMH 500

PMH 600

mm

60 300

80 350

100 400

120 450

140 500

150 600

m/min

1/min

500

350

300

300

300

250

PMS series peeling machines

Type
Working range
Feed speeds
Cutter head speed

Unit

PMS 80

PMS 125

PMS 160

PMS 250

mm

12,5 80

25 125

40 160

80 250

m/min

45

40

20

15

1/min

4000

2000

1200

615

* All values are standard values. Due to the single tool concept (4 or 6 kutting knifes) individual
working ranges are possible.

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Multiple-roll pre-straightener of MWR-series

Type

Unit

MWR 40

MWR 60

MWR 85

MWR 105

MWR 130

MWR 170

mm

8 40

12 60

13,5 85

15 105

26 130

41 170

bei Re = 800 N/mm

mm

40

60

85

105

130

170

bei Re = 1400 N/mm2

mm

30

48

65

80

100

140

Working range
2

m/min

Feed speeds

Roll angle

240

210

180

150

100

80

32 38

32 38

32 38

32 38

32 38

32 38

Two-roll pre-straighteners of WRP S-series

Type

Unit

WRP 60 S

WRP 80 S

WRP 100 S

WRP 125 S

WRP 160 S

mm

10 60

12 80

20 100

22 125

35 160

m/min

60

60

50

40

30

bei Re = 450 N/mm

mm

60

80

100

125

160

bei Re = 1000 N/mm2

mm

58

75

90

115

158

Working range
Feed speeds
2

Drawn steel machine of WRP F series

Type

Unit

WRPF 20/30

WRPF 35/50

WRPF 50/75

Working range

mm

4 32

6 50

9 75

bei Re = 450 N/mm2

mm

25

40

60

mm

22

35

56

bei Re = 1000 N/mm

Drawn steel machines of WRP B/BF series

Type

Unit

WRP
25 BF

WRP
40 BF

WRP
60 BF

WRP
80 B

WRP
100 B

WRP
120 B

WRP
160 B

WRP
200 B

WRP
250 B

Working range

mm

5 25

8 40

10 60

10 80

12 100

20 120

22 160

35 200

80 250

m/min

210

210

168

75

75

60

50

40

15

bei Re = 450 N/mm2

mm

25

40

60

80

100

120

160

200

250

bei Re = 1000 N/mm2

mm

22

35

56

60

75

91

116

155

210

Feed speeds

Performance and quality specifications are not binding characteristics and strongly depend on the type, quality and
dimensions of the raw materials used, the state of maintance of the equipment etc. All specifications are in accordance
with the technical state of the art at the time when they were submitted for printing. Technical modifications and errors
are reserved.

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service
A step ahead of the competition

The customers of SMS Meer have been satisfied

for many years now with their machines and plants.
Not least because the companys employees take
comprehensive care of the customers needs even
after commissioning for the whole lifetime of the
plant. With MEERcare SMS Meer always provides
the right service from short-term emergency
operations to regular maintenance work. And if the
customers wish to train their staff or need help with
production, MEERcoach is exactly what they need.
With MEERconsult SMS Meer analyzes processes
and shows how they can be optimized.
New ways to make production more reliable and
profitable are in demand. That is where the SMS Meer
Service assists, for example, with concepts for process
optimization or maintenance. When market requirements change, the machines and plants also change:

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SMS Meer modernizes veteran plants and adapts

them to the new requirements. Thanks to higher
productivity and product quality, the customer always
remains one step ahead of the competition.
COMPETENCE IS WHAT COUNTS
Long experience and the same definition of excellent
quality are factors which customers can rely on if
they choose SMS Meer as service partner. The
companys employees know every single detail of
the machines and plants; after all they have developed and installed these themselves. Furthermore,
SMS Meer continuously sets new standards for
technical progress. That proves worthwhile for the
customer. Whether it is extensive advice or operative
support, SMS Meer handles the customers requirements in a flexible manner and quickly finds the best
solution.

ORGANIZING SPARE PARTS

PROPERLY
The right spare parts must always be available so that
production standstills are kept short. At the same time,
capital tie-up and storage costs have to be kept low.
SMS Meer therefore supplies wear and spare parts
quickly and reliably for all production stages, and
supports the customers with spare parts management.
The companys employees know exactly which parts
have to be stocked up for which machine. SMS Meer
can also handle the stock-keeping.
MAINTENANCE SAFEGUARDS
EFFICIENCY
SMS Meer conducts equipment checks and performs
maintenance and monitoring either directly at the
customers plant or online via remote service. On
request, SMS Meer also takes over the entire
maintenance: an all-inclusive user-friendly package.
ACHIEVING MORE THROUGH
MODERNIZATION
Plants designed for eternity also need to be
re-equipped from time to time for a secure future
because markets and production processes are
continuously changing. Together with the customers,
SMS Meer finds the right solution for a modernization
project. Business partners are thus able to maintain
a strong position on the market even after decades.

FIELD SERVICE FOR URGENT CASES

Even in emergencies, customers can rely on
SMS Meer Service: the service technicans help with
troubleshooting, repair the damage quickly and easily
and thus make sure that the customers plant functions
again as fast as possible.
TRAINING & support FOR THE
RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL
How are machines and plants operated, maintained
and overhauled in a technically correct manner?
SMS Meer shares its expertise with the customers.
Technical procedures, methods and skills are typical
areas in which SMS Meer qualifies the employees.
The training makes the employees fit in every subject
area so that they can significantly contribute to their
companys success.
CONSULTING PROVIDES CERTAINTY
Whether a maintenance concept, process consulting
or a feasibility study: SMS Meer creates a reliable basis
for decision-making for its customers. The employees
look into the customers problems and develop suitable
solutions. But that is only the beginning: SMS Meer
also helps with the implementation.

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SMS Meer

Product Unit Schumag & Copper

Bright Steel Processing

52076 Aachen
Germany
Phone: +49 2161 350-2712
Fax:

+49 2161 350-42712

info@sms-meer.com
www.sms-meer.com

MEETING your EXPECTATIONS

IMPRINT SMS Meer, Corporate Communications, Dr. Peter Heimerzheim (Director), Olaf Szebsdat (Editor), Ohlerkirchweg 66, 41069 Mnchengladbach, Germany
Phone: +49 2161 350-2420, Fax: +49 2161 350-1862, communications@sms-meer.com, www.sms-meer.com
The information provided in this brochure contains a general description of the performance characteristics of the products concerned. The actual products may not always have these characteristics as
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