Bar mill was
commissioned in May 1968.
Stage 2 of the mill was commissioned in late 1973.
The mill was designed by Morgan Construction Co. of the
USA and built by Davy United of England.
The mill hot –rolls billet into medium range Merchant bar
for use in Engineering, Automotive, building
And Fabricating Industries and for export.
PRODUCTS:
Rounds- 16mm-100mm
RoundCoils- 19mmto
33mm
Squares- 16mm
to 40mm
Billets- 45mm
to 75mm
Hexagons- 20mm
to 63mm
Deformed Bar – 20mm
to 50mm
Beam ( Taper flange) - 100mm
x 45mm
125mm x 65mm
Channels ( parallel range) - 75mm x 40mm
100mm x 50mm
125mm x 65mm
Equal Angles- 90mm
x 90mm
100mm x100mm
Unequal Angles 100mm x 75mm
125mm x 75mm
Flats 75mm
to 200mm wide
&
8mm to 75mm thick
Roof Bolt 20mm
21.7 mm
21.9mm
The billet length used varied from 9.4m to 12.1m according
to the product produced, as does the billet cross section.
Billet cross section dimension used were:
121mm x 121mm , 127x127mm and 175x175mm
The finishing speed of the mill varied from 2 mps for
large sections and up to 14mps for small sections.
The product was either hot coiled ( 1219mm OD x 864mm ID)
or straight and cut to customer lengths (4.5m to 18m)
At the product shears before bundling and shipping ,
according to customer’s requirement.
Bar Mill production was processed into many products such
as
Springs( coil, leaf and rail clips) shock absorber ,
piston rods,
transmission gears, High tensile shafts and fasteners and
steering racks.
