Under the situation of scarce copper resources and increasing stringent environmental protection requirements, most countries recycle and reuse scrap copper to save copper resources and protect the global environment.
Most countries in the world no longer adopt traditional boat-shaped copper ingots, but instead adopt Continuous Casting and Rolling (CCR) production processes.
Scrap copper is melted into recycled copper ingots through slag removal and crushing. Copper ingots are then processed to produce various copper products which meet the requirements. The continuous casting and rolling process can directly produce bright and low-oxygen copper rods that meet the requirements of wires and cables. Compared with copper ingot recycling, the direct recovery and reuse of scrap copper not only reduces the processing steps and improves the recovery rate of scrap copper, but also reduces the production cost by about 5%.
The continuous casting and rolling production line provided by HONOR METAL can use scrap copper or electrolytic copper plates as raw material, which are melted into liquid copper in a melting furnace. The liquid copper is then transferred through the launder and cast into copper slabs in a continuous casting machine. The copper slabs are subsequently rolled and sheared, straightened and scraped, and roughened in a hot continuous rolling mill to produce bright, low-oxygen copper rods.
This technology cleverly combines the two processes of casting and rolling. Compared with the traditional process that casting copper slabs first and then heating them in a heating furnace and rolling, it has advantages of simplifying the process, improving the working conditions, increasing the metal yield, saving energy, improving the quality of continuous casting ingots, and facilitating the realization of mechanization and automation.
In the 21st century, the wire and cable industry has developed rapidly around the world. In China, copper for the wire and cable industry is growing at an annual rate of about 10%. With the increase of the demand for wires and cables, the demand for raw materials for copper rods will increase. Continuous casting and rolling, the main manufacturing method of copper rods, will surely be more widely used in the future. Recycling copper rods from scrap copper will also usher in the spring of industry development.
We make technological innovation on the basis of fully absorbing and digesting advanced production technology of similar international equipment from United States, Germany, Italy, etc. Our equipment has characteristics of simple structure, convenient operation, high production efficiency, high yield, low failure rate, low energy consumption, excellent copper rod quality and so on.
Production Process
Process A: Using Electrolytic Copper as Raw Material
Scrap Copper→Melting and Refining in Reverberatory Furnace→Launder→Pouring Pot→Billet Casting→Clamping Traction→Roller Shears→Straightener→Burr Shaver→Feeding Device→Rolling Mill→Cooling and Deoxidizing Device→Final Haul-Off Device→Coiler
Technical Parameters
Productivity (t/h)
20
Copper rod diameter (mm)
8
Diameter of crystal wheel (mm)
2100
Ingot cross-sectional area (mm²)
3800
Form of rolling mill
Full two-roller (Horizontal and vertical)
4 Rough rolling (individual motor drive) 8 Finish rolling (individual motor drive)
Finished Copper Rod
By adopting advanced refining technology, this line rolls the refined low-oxygen copper rods produced by the rolling machine continuously to produce Φ8mm bright and low-oxygen copper rods. The copper rods can meet the requirements of Chinese GB/T3952 standard and relevant international standards.
Key Components & Equipment
Reverberatory Furnace
Waste copper rectangular fixed-type reverberatory furnace is a special smelting equipment that uses liquefied petroleum gas, heavy oil or natural gas as fuel and scrap copper as raw material to complete melting, oxidation (slagging), reduction and other smelting processes. The reverberatory furnace is mainly composed of steel structure, refractory material, furnace door and transmission equipment, gas burner, air supply system and electronic control system.
Wheel Casting Machine
The liquid copper which are refined by the reverberatory furnace cast in the crystallization wheel cavity of the casting machine through launder and pouring pot. After water cooling, the liquid copper will rapidly condensed and solidified into the casting rod ingot. The crystallization wheel uses copper-chromium-zirconium, providing high hardness, wear resistance, antiknock, and long service life.
Continuous Rolling Mill
Continuous rolling of copper rod ingots manufactured by the casting machine. The rolling mill provided by us adopts active feeding, the final rolling speed can reach (8.1~9.9) m/s, and the outer diameter of rod is 8mm. It has advantages of convenient operation, easy control, high production efficiency, stable rod diameter, bright copper rods, etc.
Commercial Parts
PLC programmables, touch screens and DC control systems use Germany Siemens. Buttons use Schneider, Control Relays use Omron. All frequency converters use Siemens (China). All AC motors use Siemens Bede (China).
Raw Materials
Our production line can use scrap copper of grade 1 or above grade 2 in a certain proportion. Grade 1 includes clean, non-alloy copper wires free from tin. Grade 2 includes small diameter non-insulated copper wires, telephone wires, and copper strip with varnish or paper insulation.
Scrap Copper Baler
Scrap copper needs to be packed into copper blocks by scrap copper baler before casting. The scrap copper baler adopts hydraulically driven, featuring simple structure, fast packing speed, and compact packing block to reduce transportation and smelting costs.
Professional Technical Team
We can provide our customers with the most professional and comprehensive technical support with rich experience and a professional technical team.
In addition to providing customers with a full set of detailed drawings, technical documents and other information, we also provide a professional technical team to the customer site for installation and commissioning, and provide customers with face-to-face technical guidance.
Scrap copper recycling, casting and rolling line requires not only a professional continuous casting and rolling production line, but also a mature production process. Because of the difficulty and key point of scrap copper recycling, casting and rolling line lies in the production process. Only a complete and mature production process can produce the low-oxygen copper rods that meet the standard requirements with bright appearance and stable diameter. Our technical team can provide two to three years of on-site technical guidance in the customer's factory until our customers have mastered a professional level of copper rod continuous casting and rolling production process.
Choosing our equipment means choosing a strong and professional technical team, first-class quality and perfect after-sales guarantee. Your choice is the beginning of our cooperation.
Our Markets
At present, we have conducted the copper rod continuous casting and rolling line business activities in more than 20 countries including the United States, Canada, South Africa, Iran, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Malaysia and other countries. Cooperating clients include MIM COPPER, BRASCOPPER, DALONG, etc.
Installation And Commissioning
14 days before the inspection before delivery at Manufacturer’s plant, the Buyer shall inform the plan schedule of installation, commissioning and test production to the Seller. The both parties will finalize this plan during the period of inspection visit.
All the civil work should be done by the customer according to the drawings from manufacturer. The buyer should prepare all raw materials, auxiliary materials, production tools, production workers and etc.
Commissioning (checking the wire and cable connections, water supply, air supply, etc. and make corrections), adjustment of the equipment and start-up of test run.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can I visit your factory?
A: All the customers from both home and abroad are warmly welcomed to visit our company and factory.
Q: Do you supply the installation and commissioning?
A: Yes, we do as follows:
- As soon as the customer inform us the machines are put in the right place, we will send both mechanical and electrical engineers for machine start up.
- No-load testing: After machine is installed completely, we make no-load testing first.
- With-load testing: Usually we will produce 3 different wires to make load testing.
- Acceptance report: After the buyer confirms that machine can reach all specification under contract, the acceptance report will be signed for our record that machine will be in guarantee period.
Q: What information should I offer to get a detailed quotation from you?
A: For single machine: Usually we need to know inlet wire size, outlet wire size to be produced, productivity, pay off and take up size to choose the right machine.
For new cable plants or new cable production lines, we need to know the datasheet of cables to be produced, the productivity, the standards to be followed, etc. to design all machines needed.
Q: Can you supply the auxiliary equipment along with the machines?
A: Yes, definitely. We have supplied heat exchangers, copper/aluminum powder filter machines, cooling towers, chillers, air compressors, drawing dies, pointing machines, cold welders, bobbins etc. with our machines.
Q: Could you do the design for the whole plant?
A: Yes, this is our advantage. With the data sheet of cable to be produced, the standard your cables should follow, the productivity you expect. Our engineer on production technology and machinery will make design of production machines, test equipment, accessories like bobbins, dies, rewinding lines and materials needed.
Q: How can I know the status of my order?
A: We have our OA system on tracking the production. For any of your request we can send photos and videos of your order, also we can use FACETIME to let you know the production.
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