Before further working, the shell needs to be reheated to proper rolling temperature for the final rolling process.
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The hot shell is run through a descaling unit to prepare the O.D. surface for rolling and run through the SRM. At this stage the final O.D. and wall thickness is established for the pipe.
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Upon exiting the SRM, the pipe are allowed to cool on a walking beam cooling bed. Sample inspections are also done at this point.
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