New 140,000 TPY Copper Tube Plant order at IUSA (Mexico)

Major Order for New DANIELI Copper Tube Production Plant

On August 2006 Danieli was awarded an order for an innovative, integrated production plant for the for the production of high quality copper tubes by Industrias Unidas S.A.of Mexico.
The plant will produce 140,000 tpy of industrial and sanitary copper tube, mainly for the NAFTA market. Main feature of this revolutionary plant will be the endless (continuous) production process, carried out by the following main equipment:

- Melting shaft gas furnace;
- Refining induction furnace;
- Two horizontal continuous casting machines, four strands each;
- Two milling lines;
- One high reduction cross roll planetary rolling mill;
- Breakdown drawing with four chain tracks machines (CTDMT);
- Tube finishing and packaging facilities.

Danieli Automation will coordinate and control the full electrical and automation systems.The main targets of the project are the reduction of the transformation costs (up to 30% reduction compared with traditional technology), the reduction of about 60% of the manpower requirements and the achievement of a plant yield of approx. 92% producing top quality finished product with minimized eccentricity.

The plant will be installed in Laredo (TX), USA, and its commissioning is expected by the end of 2007.

With this process Danieli confirms its leadership in developing innovative solutions not only in the steel business but also in the non-ferrous technology.

With this new investment, Industrias Unidas S.A. is going to consolidate his market position in the NAFTA countries and to become one of the largest copper producers in the world. Stand
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