EoW March 2007

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Sand blasting and pickling expertise on call from Carlo Banfi Established more than 65 years ago, Carlo Banfi is one of the international leaders in the design and manufacture of shot and sand-blasting machines and dry pickling installations. The technical knowledge of the highly qualified and experienced staff – and the appreciation of customers’ needs – has led to continued improvements to the company’s product range and quality, resulting in them achieving UNI EN ISO 9001/2000 accreditation. The most important applications of the range of Carlo Banfi machines and applications are: Foundry-forging, shot-blasting systems to remove sand and scale from both iron and non-iron metals; Continuous blasting of blooms, billets and slabs to remove furnace scale and allow visual and ultrasonic inspections; Continuous blasting of hot rolled plates, I-beams and sections before productive painting; Pickling of wire rods and bars in materials of various sizes and sections, either continuous or in coils, as a valid alternative to the chemical pickling process; Attainment of a pre-determined surface roughness of the rolls of steel drawing mills; Pickling of round, hexagonal and square iron bars, in drawing bars, either in monobar or in multibar; Continuous pickling of tubes and pipes prior to painting and plastifi- cation and various coating types; Pickling and cleaning of finished metal components and metal frames prior to painting; Surface cleaning and restoration of railway wagons and containers; Shot peening equipment, specifically designed for helical, cylindrical, parabolic and diaphragm springs; External and internal blasting and cleaning of various gas bottles, prior to painting and metalisation; Complete lines and installations for the cleaning and preserving of various steel items, such as sheets and I-beams, which include blasting, painting and coating, drying and conveying system; Pickling of forged and moulded parts. • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Carlo Banfi – more than 65 years’ experience

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Carlo Banfi SpA – Italy Fax : +39 0331 578 656 Email : banfi@carlobanfi.it Website : www.carlobanfi.it

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EuroWire – March 2007