Company Profile

The SK Group of companies’ journey in the steel industry started 30 years ago, led by a visionary, Mr. S. Kulandaisamy and his team of dedicated professionals. His commitment to unparallel quality and service has taken SK Group to a commendable position in the market today.

SK Super TMT, the melting division of the group began with manufacturing pure ISI grade steel billets and supply of steel. With a detailed quality control and technical expertise in the manufacturing of billets, SK Super TMT established itself as a company that delivers quality products.

After manufacturing pure billets for over two decades, the group set foot into manufacturing of TMT bars through backward integration, around 5 years ago and managed to quickly established themselves as SK Super TMT, manufacturing and supplying high-quality TMT bars made from pure ISI grade billets, also manufactured in-house.

Inspired by their founder Mr. S. Kulandaisamy, SK Super TMT has set high standards for itself, which is what motivates us to uphold the promise of purity in every single TMT bar we manufacture.While striving for quality, we consistently deliver Super Strong TMT bars to consumers. SK Super TMT helps you add strength to your structure, with skillfully engineered high-quality TMT bars designed by experts.

Along with its expertise in the field of TMT bar manufacturing, SK Super TMT’s state-of-the-art production units, well-equipped labs and testing centers have helped nurture and build a strong team of dedicated and skilled technicians who are committed to deliver superior quality finished product that is earthquake resistant, corrosion resistant, perfectly weldable, frost proof, weatherproof and fireproof. The advanced manufacturing technology also makes sure that SK Super TMT bars have lowest levels of Sulphur and Phosphorus to meet the BIS specifications. Each SK Super TMT Bar is a work of art, balanced with a blend of bendability, resistance and strength, making it an architect’s preferred choice. SK Super TMT has a strong dealer network across the region through which their quality products reach consumers.

Vision

To use the best available technology in the world, employing innovative ideas for manufacturing quality products that have a longer lifespan and are affordable.

Mission

To deliver premium quality steel bars for construction and infrastructure development through quality manufacturing processes and stringent quality control, leveraging best available technology in the world. Also focusing on sustainable development and the welfare of everyone associated with the company.

TMT Technology

SK Super TMT’s superior quality Thermo Mechanically Treated (TMT) bars are manufactured using state-of-the-art German Technology, supervised by expert metallurgists and engineers. ISI grade steel billets are subjected to PLC controlled on-line Thermo-mechanical treatment; hot rolled in fully automated rolling mills equipped with computer controlled process monitoring devices to ensure uniform properties in each TMT bar. The superior technology ensures excellent dimensional tolerance and very good surface finish. SK Super TMT’s four stage Quenching processed premium TMT bars represent the new-generation superior quality, high strength steel TMT bars meeting international standards.

Placing and Fixing of Reinforcement:

Placing and fixing of reinforcement into the forms for the structure is one of the most important aspects of the construction of a structure. Special care should be taken by the monitoring staff to ensure that the reinforcement is placed and fixed in accordance with the design by verifying the following:

• Type of steel
• Diameter of bar
• Bar mark
• Spacing of bars
• Concrete cover (refer to item 7.3.5 below)
• Laps as per drawing (refer to designer if in doubt)
• Grouping of bars to create space for placing and vibrating concrete.
• All reinforcement should be adequately tied together and properly supported to ensure that the reinforcement does not displace and move in position during the concreting process as this will affect the cover to bars and the effective functioning of the concrete member.
• Adequacy of chairs/stools and clips provided
• Where bars are detailed to project out of a member (such as parapet anchors) they must be accurately placed and held in position.

Storage of Reinforcement:

Cover and Supports:

• The minimum cover requirements are usually given on the drawings and/or in the project specifications.
• When checking the placing and fixing of reinforcement the monitoring staff must pay special attention to ensure that the specified cover to reinforcement is achieved.
• Cover has the most significant effect on the long term durability of reinforced concrete and therefore of the structure.
• Excess cover should be avoided as micro cracking due to bending stress can result in the growth and development of cracks and resulting corrosion of reinforcement or member loss due to spalling.
• The correct cover is required to ensure that reinforced concrete members meet their specified design requirements.
• In order to ensure that the reinforcement does not move during concreting the Specifications give specific requirements for the types and specifications of spacer blocks and stools and these requirements should be strictly adhered to.
• Special attention should be given to the cover blocks and their mix design. Samples of cover blocks should be submitted by the contractor to the engineer for approval before the work commences.
• Care should be taken to ensure that the cover blocks are made in such a way that they integrate with the parent concrete.
• Stools/chairs are not necessarily detailed on the drawings. They must be robust enough to perform well under concreting and other superimposed construction loads.

Conformance with Project Specifications:

The monitoring staff must check the Project Specifications for specific requirements related to types of reinforcement to be used, specific cover, and cover block types, etc, and should ensure the compliance thereof for the duration of the contract.

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