Used Pro-Eco/Nelson Steel Pickling Line With Inline Slitter | Galaxie Corporation, Wayne, Michigan, USA

This used Pro-Eco / Nelson Steel Technology pickling line with an inline slitting line is available from Galaxie Corporation. It cleans steel strip in three pickling tanks and four rinse tanks, then dries, inspects and slits it before recoiling.

It handles coil up to 69,000 lb (34.5 ton) at 24" inside diameter, or 50,000 lb (25 ton) at 20", in widths of 457–1,828 mm. Line speed is 45–91 m/min (150–300 FPM) and the total line length is 106 m.

Key Features

• Rinse section upgraded to a flooded rinse in 2007
• PLC I/O racks upgraded to ControlLogix, with Flexpak 3000 DC series drives, in 2007
• Parsytec surface inspection system installed in 2015
• Three new acid tanks added to the pickling section in 2017
• Granite-top pickling tank lids under fibreglass covers
• Slitting head with a spare head, plus scrap chopper
• Four-arm turnstile and exit coil car for coil handling

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Pro-Eco / Nelson Steel Technology
• Year of manufacture: 1989
• Coil weight: 69,000 lb (34.5 ton) at 24"; 50,000 lb (25 ton) at 20"
• Turnstile maximum weight: 60,000 lb (30 ton)
• Width range: 457–1,828 mm
• Thickness range: 12.7 mm at 1,219 mm wide; 9.5 mm at 1,828 mm wide; 1.37 mm minimum
• Line speed: 45–91 m/min (150–300 FPM)
• Line direction: Left to right
• Entry coil outside diameter: 914–2,387 mm
• Exit coil outside diameter: 914–2,082 mm
• Entry coil inside diameter: 406–838 mm
• Exit coil inside diameter: 508–609 mm
• Total line length: 106 m
• Wet section length: 56 m
• Pickling tanks: 3, each approx. 54 ft long
• Rinse tanks: 4
• Slitter thickness range: 1.5–12.7 mm
• Slitter arbor diameter: 254 mm
• Slitter heads: Two, with 100 HP DC motor at 1,750 rpm
• Side scrap: 12.7–38 mm per side
• Slit width: 203 mm
• Side trim width: 457–1,828 mm
• Parsytec inspection: 1.37–12.7 mm thickness at 1,828 mm wide, top and bottom, lead and tail
• Oils: Quaker AUS 61, Rayco GSPO 4600, Quaker 720

Applications

• Descaling hot-rolled steel coil before further processing
• Preparing strip for cold rolling, coating or forming
• Slitting pickled coil into narrower widths
• Supplying clean steel strip to steel service centres and processors

Commercial Details

• Make: Pro-Eco / Nelson Steel Technology
• Year: 1989
• Condition: Used
• Location: Wayne, Michigan, USA
• Seller: Galaxie Corporation

Frequently Asked Questions

• What coil sizes does the line take? It takes coil up to 69,000 lb (34.5 ton) at 24" inside diameter, or 50,000 lb at 20", with an entry outside diameter of 914–2,387 mm.
• What material thickness and width can it process? Width is 457–1,828 mm and thickness runs from 1.37 mm up to 12.7 mm at 1,219 mm wide, or 9.5 mm at 1,828 mm wide.
• What is included in the line? It includes a cone uncoiler, flattener, entry shear, three pickle tanks, four rinse tanks, dryer, Parsytec inspection, X-ray unit, slitting head, scrap chopper, looping pit, mandrel recoiler and four-arm turnstile, plus acid recirculation, spent acid and caustic tanks.
• What should I ask when enquiring? Ask for photos or video of the line, whether an inspection can be arranged, which tanks, controls and spare slitting head are included, the state of the electrics and drives, and how dismantling, loading and shipping will be handled.