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Side guide system helps reduce maintenance in down coiler areas of hot strip mills

With the newly developed Eco Slide Disc system, Siemens Metals Technologies offers operators of hot strip mills a side guide system that can be adapted to nearly all existing entry guides. According to the manufacturer, the system elongates the lifetime of wear parts up to 10 times compared to conventional wear plates.

The core of the system comprises wearing discs that are integrated into the entry side guides. After the wear limit has been reached, the discs can be simultaneously ground up to eight times, every time offering a new sliding surface. Furthermore, the discs can be turned over to their back face to be used on both sides.

The system’s turnable modules enable simultaneous rotation of the wear discs during production. Improved strip guidance reduces the risk of damage to the strip edges while increasing the life cycle of wear parts, the company reports.