INNOVATION
NEW ROLLING MILL
The Smart Beam manufacturing (SBM) is the new rolling mill that will allow to verticalize the production of the plant in San Zeno Naviglio, Brescia.
The goal is to realize it by the end of 2022 thanks to the experience of the Duferco technicians and to the strong collaboration with SMS Group, technology partner and supplier for the project.
“The new rolling mill will strongly increase our competitiveness. It is an effective example of environmental, social, and economic sustainability. A project that looks to the future, relying on innovation.”
Augusto Gozzi – CEO of Duferco Travi e Profilati
THE NEW ROLLING MILL
Italian steel industry heads toward the future. The new rolling mill will be integrated with the steel mill, through innovative and sustainable technologies.
An ambitious project looking to the future. A strong investment that confirms the attitude of Duferco Group to innovation. Integrated with San Zeno Naviglio steel mill, the new SBM rolling mill (Smart Beam Manufacturing) will endow Duferco Travi e Profilati of an extremely efficient system at the heart of the Italian and European steel market, allowing to verticalize the steel production. The plant will have a rolling capacity of 700 K tons of long products.
The total investment is around 220 million euros and will create 150 new job positions and many opportunities for the local satellite activities.
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The new SBM rolling mill for the steel beam production has been conceived as a system integrated with the steel mill and is the perfect example of circular economy.
It is a sustainable model, based on the reuse of resources: from the recycling of ferrous scrap, which is the main raw material used in production, to its transformation in a semi-product and the further rolling to obtain finished product for the construction field.
TECHNOLOGY
The project will be realized with the most innovative and modern technologies available. It will be fully interconnected with other plant machinery and involves the most advanced technological tools, developed by the company’s teams in collaboration with Universities and Research Institutes, as already done for other projects in the plant.
The system will be highly integrated: every single machine will be digitally interconnected to other digital platforms; information and data will be gathered in database organized to be processed through optimization and simulation software based on predictive algorithms.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The new SBM rolling mill for the steel beam production has been conceived as a system integrated with the steel mill and is the perfect example of circular economy.
It is a sustainable model, based on the reuse of resources: from the recycling of ferrous scrap, which is the main raw material used in production, to its transformation in a semi-product and the further rolling to obtain finished product for the construction field.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The plant will have the lowest possible environmental impact, thanks to the use of the best available technologies and energy-saving systems. Moreover, it will be powered by energy from renewable sources as a result of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
The new plant has been conceived and projected to be ready to face the challenges of consumption reduction and environmental sustainability. For example, the reheating furnace supplied by Forni Industriali Bendotti, will be endowed with state of art burners ready to be powered also by hydrogen.
TIMELINE
Thanks to the experience of Duferco technicians and the strong collaboration with SMS Group, supplier of technologies, the goal is to complete the work by the end of 2022 and start operating the plant by the first months of 2023.
Start of installation – Assembly of the SMS machineries
The Smart Beam Manufacturing is part of an industrial model that preserves the value of raw material and resources and aims at high standards in terms of:
Environmental Sustainability
Development of innovative models of circular economy
Optimization of energy and resources consumption
Reduction of carbon footprint
Economic Competitiveness
Research of max efficiency
Optimization of production processes
Integration of processes and material flows
Development of digital system for decision-making process
Social Sustainability
Positive employment impact
Product innovation
Support systems for operators
