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Siemens VAI Metals Technologies,
Germany, has received an order from Italian
long-product producer Acciaierie Venete
SpA. The order will involve the supply of
mechanical equipment for a new reversing
intermediate mill at the company’s factory in
Mura. The project has a volume of several
million Euros and is due for completion in
the second half of 2009.
With its headquarters in Padua, Acciaierie
Venete, the Italian steelworks group, is
an important producer of long products in
Europe. The group’s annual steel production
amounts to around two million metric tons.
The company supplies a comprehensive
range of round and section products made
of carbon and quality steel for construction
and other uses. It operates six production
facilities in Italy, including the Mura factory
in the province of Brescia.
For the long-product rolling line in Mura,
Siemens VAI is engineering and supplying
the mechanical equipment for a new
reversing intermediate mill. This includes
two vertical and horizontal rolling stands
based on Red Ring technology.
The scope of supply also includes the fluid
systems, a total of three spare stands and
the engineering for adapting the existing
equipment to the new intermediate mill.
Siemens VAI will also provide a consulting
service for erection and commissioning of
the modernized rolling line.
Siemens VAI – Germany
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Laser cutting technology
backs ambitious
expansion plans
The steel fencing that surrounds the two
adjoining sites of IAE, UK, contributes more
than just security. The mixture of ornate,
mesh and palisade styles is a showpiece for
one of the company’s main product lines. In
addition to industrial fencing and gates, the
company’s products include a wide range of
agricultural and equestrian products. The
company has a seven acre distribution area
holding around £4.5million of stock.
In the last two decades David Klucznik, the
company’s chairman, has pushed through
an ambitious programme of expansion
and, together with son Frank, IAE’s general
manager, has transformed the company’s
manufacturing processes.
Siemens VAI to supply reversing
intermediate mill to Italy
 The latest generation BLM Adige LT712D
LaserTube, cutting and profiling steel bar