Bright bar solutions

With over 80 years of expertise, SMS group offers advanced machinery solutions for processing bright bars, essential in automotive and medical industries due to their smooth surfaces and dimensional accuracy. We provide high-performance drawing, peeling, straightening, and grinding lines tailored for optimal production efficiency. Our PMH series peelers handle large diameter bars (60–630 mm) with high efficiency, surface quality, and precise tolerances, optimized for challenging steel grades like superalloys.

Our engineering capabilities ensure innovative design and customization to meet specific client needs. Our project development expertise focuses on comprehensive planning and resource management, while project execution guarantees timely delivery and operational excellence. Additionally, we offer comprehensive services for SCHUMAG, KIESERLING, and SMS plants, ensuring high plant availability with modernization, spare parts, and repair services.

Services

Services for bright bar processing lines

Equipment

Bright bar processing lines

Equipment

PMH - Large bar peelers

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Processing of coils to straight bars
Calibration of diameter by cold drawing and straightening
Diameter range 2 - 60 mm / Bar length 2 - 8 m
Round, hexagon, square and other profiles, copper tubes
Speed up to 150 m/minute (250 m/minute max.)
Drawing Force from max. 25 kN (0B) to max. 450 kN (4B)
All grades of Steel, Aluminum, Brass, Copper

1450 installed lines since 1940

Removal of decarbonized surface by rotating cutting tool
Diameter range 5 - 600 mm / Bar length 3 - 24 m
Diameter Tolerance IT8; e. g. ø100 ± 0,027 mm
Surface roughness Ra ≤ 0,8 mm
Operation bar-bar / coil-bar / coil-coil
Max. cutting force from 50 kN (PM80) to 930 kN (PMH600)

280 installed lines since 1970

Straightening and polishing of rolled, drawn or peeled bars
Diameter range 5 - 250 mm / Bar length 2 - 12 m
Straightness up to 0,3 mm/m
Operation bar-bar

400 installed since 1960

Precise finishing by centerless grinding and polishing
Diameter range 2 - 130 mm / Bar length 2 - 6 m
Diameter Tolerance IT5; e. g. ø50 ± 0,006 mm
Surface roughness Ra ≤ 0,2 mm
Operation bar-bar

360 installed lines since 1940

Processing of mother tube to finished tube for e. g. plumbing, ACR
Diameter range 4 - 76 mm
Wall thickness 0,35 – 3,5 mm
Drawing Force from max. 25 kN (0B) to max. 450 kN (4B)
Drawing speed up to 150 m/min (cam) and 500 m/min (caterpillar)
Operation basket-basket, basket-straight, straight-basket
Finished straight length, pancake, level wound

220 installed lines since 1990

SMS group maintains a global presence in bright bar services, offering comprehensive support to customers worldwide. With decades of expertise, we provide spare parts, maintenance, modernization, and repair solutions to ensure high plant availability and optimal performance. Our service network spans key regions, enabling rapid response to planned and unplanned downtimes. Leveraging OEM knowledge and an experienced supplier base, we deliver tailored solutions for SCHUMAG, KIESERLING, and SMS bright bar plants. This global reach ensures consistent quality and reliability across all service operations.

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SMS group's acquisition of KIESERLING and SCHUMAG marks a significant milestone, integrating two companies with a rich history in bright bar processing. Both KIESERLING and SCHUMAG have long been recognized for their excellence and innovation in drawing line technology, serving industries with precision and reliability for decades. By bringing these renowned entities under our global footprint, SMS group enhances its ability to offer comprehensive services and solutions, ensuring customers benefit from a wider range of expertise and resources. This strategic integration allows us to deliver unmatched support and service quality, maintaining high plant availability and operational efficiency across the globe.