THE EPS CELL AND ITS VERSIONS

EPS Cell Versions for Different Needs

Coil, sheet and plate – the EPS process applies equally well to all. There is an EPS Cell design for each of these products. The variant is the configuration of the Turbine Chamber – the cabinet size and how Slurry Turbines are oriented. Each configuration is optimized to minimize capital and operational cost while maximizing performance for the target production rate.

Explore the different EPS Cell versions below:

Wide Coil

Narrow Coil

Sheet & Plate

Wide Coil

EPS Cell Turbine CHambers
•   Application: Coil
•   Four Slurry Turbines
•   Strip Thickness:
         0.9 – 25mm   (.035″ – 1.0”)
•   Strip Width:
         900 – 2000 mm   (36″ – 80”)

This EPS Cell design features twin Turbine Chambers with 2 Slurry Turbines descaling the top surface and 2 descaling the bottom surface. This Cell is most commonly used in high production coil-to-coil EPS lines of one to four Cells. The Slurry blast pattern is automatically adjusted to provide optimum coverage over the input strip width.

Narrow Coil

EPS Narrow Cell
•   Application: Coil
•   Four Slurry Turbines
•   Strip Thickness:
         0.9 – 25mm   (.035″ – 1.0”)
•   Strip Width:
         600 – 1300 mm   (24″ – 52”)
The Narrow Coil EPS Cell uses 4 Slurry Turbines – 2 above, 2 below the strip – in a single Turbine Chamber. For narrow strip, a single Slurry Turbine’s blast stream covers the entire strip width. The lower capital cost of this Cell is attractive to processors who specialize in narrow coils, and multiple Cells can be placed in series to increase line throughput.

Sheet & Plate

EPS Cell Turbine Chambers
•   Application: Sheet/Plate
         Standalone or Cut-to-Length
•   Thickness:
         3 – 25mm   (.118” – 1.0”)
•   Four Turbine Width:
         900 – 2000 mm   (36” – 80”)
•   Six Turbine Width:
         1100 – 2500 mm   (42” – 99”)
•   Sheet / Plate minimum lengths:
         EPS Pickling 1500 mm   (59”)
         Pass-through 1200 mm   (47”)

The Sheet / Plate EPS cell descales cut sheet or discrete plate. It can be installed as:

In-line Cut-to-Length – your Cut-to-Length line becomes the terminal equipment.

Standalone – inexpensive sheet handling systems replace the extensive terminal equipment of a coil processing line.

See both on our Line Configuration page

Retrofitting an EPS cell into your plate Cut-to-Length line is easier than you might think

EPS Cell Manufacture

EPS Cells are manufactured to strict standards by approved machinery builders under a license from TMW. These builders are selected for their ability to manufacture mill-duty equipment of superior quality. We inspect every EPS Cell prior to commissioning and provide complete startup services, including operator and maintenance training.

For China, only Zhejiang Jingu Company, Ltd. is authorized to manufacture EPS Cells. These Cells are not inspected or commissioned by TMW engineers.