Ma. Rhenna R.

Casabuena
D5A- BSIE

FildSem
Engr. Lorena M. Gomez

COMPANY PROFILE
Steel Asias mission is to provide our country with world-class products and services by
innovating and adapting to changing customer needs, while helping to protect our environment.
Steel Asia operates 3 straight line automated -rolling mills. The company manufactures
10mm, 12mm, 16mm, 20mm, 25mm, 28mm, 32mm and 36mm rebar in Grade 230 (33,000 PSI),
Grade 275 (40,000 PSI), Grade 415 (60,000 PSI) and Grade 520 (75,000 PSI).We held are trip
last Friday of January 16, 2015.

OBJECTIVE OF THE TRIP/TOUR

1. To be able to familiarize different process in the production of bars and steels.
2. To give us opportunity to spend time in a new environment to gain some knowledge.

THE TRIP/TOUR

Process Description in Steel Asia Manufacturing Corporation (SAMC)

Preheating: Steel billets are received and charged directly in a re-heat walking hearth furnace
through the changing door of the furnace. They are reheated for 75 minutes to 1100C using f
Bunker C (type#6) fuel oil. The furnace can reheat billets at a maximum rate of 65 tons
per hour.
Rolling: Once billets reach the required temperature for rolling, they leave the furnace through
the discharging doors and are rolled along a series of 18 tandem (horizontal/vertical) continuous
rolling mill stands to obtain the desired size and shape. Each rolling stand is controlled
throughout the process by a computerized control system.
Cutting and Testing: The bars are then cut to lengths required by customers. Samples are
subjected to physical, mechanical and chemicals tests in fully equipped laboratory certified to
ISO 17025. Instruments used for quality control include a spectrometer and two universal testing
machines.
Bundling and Tagging: Finally, the product is then bundled and tagged before being placed in a
storage facility.

EVALUATION
Our plant tour in Steel Asia was fun but also tiring. I learned a lot from our tour guides
from the Melt Shop until Continuous Casting. The things that were taught to us in the plant tour
added to our knowledge about the steel industry especially Rebar. We saw a lot of equipment,
scraps, chemical elements, etc. My favorite part was seeing the billet turning into rebar and I
couldnt imagine how hot it is. Overall, I earned some knowledge and the plant tour was fun
because Im with my classmates.