OREANDA-NEWS. April 16, 2012. The contract for delivery of the ring rolling mill was signed in 2010 with Austrian company "Stork International GmbH" representing the interests of the greatest Indian metallurgical enterprise engaged in production of special metals and alloys, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI).

The new mill shall roll rings of various steel grades ranging from 0.4 to 3.5 m in diameter. On Customer's request, the mill was equipped with unique system for rolling titanium blanks, and this metal is one of the hardest materials. For this purpose, an automatic roll heating system was integrated in the mill. The rings rolled at the mill are intended for use in power industry, in aviation, space and chemical industries.

The mill incorporates imported hydraulic cylinders with built-in sensors which greatly enhance the equipment reliability. The mill has the main drive as well as the carriage and inner roll upper support travel mechanisms of new design, the stand of inclined rolls is made more simple and reliable; the mill is also equipped with roll assembly rigs. The control system provides for automatic operation of the mill - only two persons can service the mill.

At present, Uralmashplant also delivers rolling and induration equipment, cold- and hot-rolling mill rolls to various Indian metallurgical companies. 

Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) is a state enterprise under the Department of Defense located in Hyderabad. The enterprise produces over 100 grades of special metals and alloys including titanium, titanium and magnesium alloys, special steels, nickel alloys, titanium blanks and titanium roll stock, magnets, motors and rotors. The products of the enterprise are widely used in power industry, in aviation, space and chemical industries as well as in other high tech industries of India.

"Stork International GmbH" company was set up in 1995. At present, the headquarters of the company are situated in Vienna. Basic lines of the company business are search for sources of raw materials, marketing and trade in various products.

The joint-stock company "Uralmashplant" is one of the leaders on the Russian market of equipment for metallurgy, mining industry, oil and gas industry, building materials industry and power engineering industry. The strategy of the company's development aims at creation of a world-class machine-building company, capable to completely fulfill all equipment requirements a customer may have.

With support of the principal shareholder - Gazprombank - "Uralmashplant" has developed and is implementing an investment program providing for fundamental reconstruction of all production sectors, namely metallurgical, forging, welding and machine-assembly sectors.