С этой знаковой работы началась история предприятия УрИЦ. Тогда компания называлась: «Учебно-инжиниринговый центр». С легкой руки Сергея Константиновича Носова (он в то время был исполнительным директором ЗАО «ММК») компании УИЦ поручили разработать систему противоизгиба рабочих валков на стане горячей прокатки 2000 в ЛПЦ-10.
В 1994 году стан "2000" горячей прокатки стал первым на ММК крупным промышленным объектом, возведенным при широком участии иностранных строителей и специалистов.
This significant project marked the beginning of the Ural Engineering Center’s history. At the time, the company was called the "Training and Engineering Center." Thanks to the initiative of Sergey Konstantinovich Nosov (who was then the Executive Director of ZAO “MMK”), UIC was tasked with developing a system to prevent the deflection of work rolls on the 2000 hot rolling mill at LPC-10.
In 1994, the 2000 hot rolling mill became the first major industrial facility at MMK, built with extensive participation from foreign construction companies and specialists.
During operation, flaws in the anti-deflection system were identified.
The pressure-following electro-hydraulic system was designed to regulate the pressure (force) to prevent the deflection of the finishing mill's work rolls in a closed loop with the control computer.
The system operates in four modes:
- tracking mode;
- proportional mode;
- from a regulated pump;
- work roll replacement mode.
In each case, the main regulator consists of: a jet servo valve produced by UIC, a proportional relief valve, and a pressure-regulated pump.
Results of implementing the anti-deflection system:
- sudden failures and shutdowns of the 2000 mill due to issues with the anti-deflection system were virtually eliminated;
- high-quality rolling of thin sheet metal (1.2-1.5 mm thick) became possible;
- the rejection rate for products with flatness deviations was reduced by a factor of 6;
- oil leaks from the anti-deflection hydraulic system were reduced by 3.5 times thanks to the new plunger design.
As early as the 1980s, the company's specialists began conducting research in servo drives for the defense industry. The first valves from the defense sector were successfully applied in metallurgy on the hot rolling mill. By 2000, mass production of servo valves and proportional distributors had been established. Since then, UIC has actively expanded its competencies, localizing the production of components for the tracking hydraulic drive on its own premises.
To this day, UIC continues to service and replace servo valves operating in the anti-deflection system.
After completing the work on the mill in 1997, UIC specialists developed a technical re-equipment program for the Magnitogorsk plant, addressing all issues related to the operation of the hydraulic equipment. The program was reviewed and analyzed with plant specialists and fully implemented.
The next similar project for the anti-deflection system was carried out at PAO "Severstal." This was the second significant project, which confirmed that UIC could handle large-scale and serious projects. At that time, only foreign firms were offering to carry out such work.
