Italian plantmaker Danieli has announced that it will install a billet welding machine at Switzerland-based long steel producer Stahl Gerlafingen, a subsidiary of Italian merchant bar producer Beltrame Group.
The new machine, which will increase the plant’s productivity, is scheduled to start operation in the first quarter of 2024.
The billet welding machine will be connected directly to the new reheating furnace. A new 2-MW Danieli Automation Q-Heat-system also will be installed right after the welder. This will optimize the billet temperature after the temperature drop caused by the welding process, before it enters the roughing mill.