Successful startup of The World’s Widest six-High Cold Rolling Mill at Kumz, Russia

With this installation, Danieli consolidates  its position in the aluminum flat-products market, following the Diamond Mills ordered by Nikkei Siam Aluminum (NSA) in Thailand and Aleris Duffel in Belgium.

The advanced, 6-high single-stand cold rolling line is a ‘Diamond Mill’. With this installation, Danieli consolidates  its position in the aluminum flat-products market, following the Diamond Mills ordered by Nikkei Siam Aluminum (NSA) in Thailand and Aleris Duffel in Belgium. This Diamond Mill represents the latest, cutting-edge rolling technology and firmly establishes Danieli as the leading supplier of advanced rolling mill solutions for aluminum aerospace and automotive products. The mill being supplied is particularly notable in that it will produce coiled flat sheet up to 2,800 mm wide for aerospace applications, in thicknesses from 8 mm down to 0.2 mm. The 6-high design of the Diamond Mill is up to this technological challenge and will equip KUMZ to roll an extensive range of strip products, encompassing a broad range of widths and thicknesses as well as a wide variety of alloys, including aerospace products, to address KUMZ’s current and future requirements.

On May 19th, 2015, with a grand opening ceremony the Cold Rolling Mill was officially inaugurated, with the satisfaction and interest of the Regional governor, Mr Skornyakov CEO of KUMZ and G. Ximeris, EVP of Danieli Wean United.

Thanks to the fruitful cooperation between the teams of KUMZ and Danieli, through innovation, cooperation and coordination Danieli and KUMZ pushed the limits of what has never been done before, worldwide.