Italy-based Duferdofin-Nucor has announced that it plans to revamp the finishing rolling mill of its steel beam plant in Pallanzeno, Verbania, in the northwestern Italian region of Piedmont.
The main aim of the project is to upgrade to a state-of-the-art rolling mill control system, optimizing tension control through the exclusive RACS (rolling mill automation control system) platform.
The project will be implemented almost entirely on site during the coming summer shutdown planned for the middle of August, and will be completed within a limited period in order to minimize the impact on production planning.
Duferdofin-Nucor is the leader in the Italian steel section market and one of the most important European steel section producers. Duferdofin-Nucor currently has an annual production capacity of about 800,000 mt of crude steel and one million mt of beams.