Duferdofin Giammoro, Italy, has selected Danieli to supply a new 700,000 tonne/year superflexible bar and section mill to be installed at its Giammoro Works in Sicily.

This project will enable Duferdofin to optimize and complete the works’ production capability for the smaller profile size range. Duferdofin will also be able to expand the product mix for its heavy section and beam mill, which was previously upgraded by Danieli in 2003.

The 20-stand high-speed continuous mill, entirely made up of SHS housingless stands in H, V, and combined H/V arrangement with fast changing facilities, will use the slitting technology for the smaller bar sizes. A multi-strand QTB line located between mill and cooling bed will enable production of quenched and self-tempered deformed bars.

Bar finishing facilities will feature a 90-meter cooling bed fitted with a water-spray extra-cooling system, CCL in-line straightening and cut-to-length services, as well as a single-head magnetic stacker, and bundling and collecting facilities. Smaller bar sizes will be delivered onto the cooling bed at speeds of up to 25 meters/second through a Double Twin Channel system, thus fully exploiting the full reheating furnace capacity (100 tonnes/hour) for the smaller product range.

The mill will produce 8- to 25-mm diameter deformed bars, and a large range of sections. Danieli Automation will supply the electricals and the advanced automation system.

Plant startup is scheduled for the end of 2007.