Austria-based Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Italian steel producer Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. to extensively modernize the company's blooming mill in Camin, Padua. To this end, a new blooming stand including ancillary systems will be constructed and integrated into the existing installations.
The project is aimed at improving the quality of blooms with the option of entirely or partly dispensing with downstream processing steps. The order is on a turnkey basis, and its value is in the low double-digit million euro range. The modernized blooming mill is scheduled to commence operation at the start of 2014.
The new blooming mill at the Camin steelworks will enable greater reduction of cross-section throughout the rolling process. This will improve the metallurgical properties of end products. As a result, additional processing steps such as forging can be dispensed with either in whole or in part.
The blooming stand will be able to process around 110 metric tons of blooms per hour, with weight of up to 10 metric tons and diameters in a range of 350-600 mm.