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AIC to Revamp Pallanzeno Beam Mill for Duferdofin-Nucor
05/23/2011 - Duferdofin-Nucor group has contracted AIC to complete the electrical revamping of the finishing rolling mill of its beam mill in Pallanzeno, Italy).
Duferdofin-Nucor group has contracted AIC (Automazioni Industriali Capitanio) to complete the electrical revamping of the finishing rolling mill of its beam mill in Pallanzeno (Verbania – Italy).
The scope of the project comprises design and completion of a new automation & SCADA system in client-server configuration, including cold redundant server, as well as upgrading the rolling stand drives through new profibus cards and relevant profibus communication network. As a result of the project, the rolling mill’s control system will be upgraded to the state of the art, with tension control optimized through AIC’s exclusive RACS (Rolling mill Automation Control System) platform.
The AIC scope of supply also includes provision of:
· PLC Safety System suited to securing stop of finishing stands (with control of motor zero speed) and prepared for a future expansion about control of gates, shield and fences
· Diagnostic system and high-speed historical data management with real-time data visualization on maxi-screen installed in pulpit room
· New main desk
· PC Panel for electronic items (Server and PCs client)
· Testing, commissioning and production assistance
The project will be almost entirely implemented on-site during the next summer shutdown, which is planned for the middle weeks of August. The limited time schedule will help AIC to minimize the impact on production planning.
AIC is an Italian company focused on industrial automation systems with 35 years of experience in the steel market and references in more than 40 countries all over the world.
Duferdofin-Nucor (linked by a joint-venture for few years) is today Italian leader in sections market and one of the most important European producers. The company can reach an annual production of about 800,000 tons of steel and 1 million tons of beams.
