TPT January 2009

T echnology U pdate

Siemens VAI to supply reversing intermediate mill to Italy

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 Fax : +49 9131 725074 Email : wieland.simon@siemens.com Website : www.siemens-vai.com

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.  The latest generation BLM Adige LT712D LaserTube, cutting and profiling steel bar

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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

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