Primetals Supplies ERT-EBROS Billet Welding System

Primetals Supplies ERT-EBROS Billet Welding System

Italian steel producer Ferriera Valsabbia S.p.A. has placed an order with Primetals Technologies to supply ERT-EBROS endless rolling technology for the company’s existing bar rolling mill in Odolo, Brescia province.

The aim is to boost plant output and utilization levels. The system welds together billets intended for rolling, thus enabling a continuous rolling process with a consistently high product quality. The new ERT-EBROS plant is scheduled to commence operation in September 2018.

It is the first ERT-EBROS system in Italy. Primetals Technologies is responsible for the project engineering as well as for assembly and commissioning supervision of the new equipment, and will be supplying the ERT-EBROS billet welding system, including a deburring station, extraction system and complementary equipment such as pinch roll, shear and roller table. The ERT-EBROS system will be designed for an annual production capacity of 900,000 tons. The scope of supply also includes the fluid systems, the electrical equipment and automation system and also technology packages for controlling the welding. An induction furnace installed before the rolling train will make up for temperature losses.