voestalpine Wire Rod Austria: H³ Danieli Rolling Mill starts up 3 weeks in advance of schedule

Thanks to teamwork and intensive programming, voestalpine and Danieli together have started up the new H³ Rolling Mill for wire rod and bar-in-coil production in Leoben – Austria.

This is one of the biggest projects for high quality steel in Europe and the plant is the most modern worldwide and concentrates Danieli’s finest technology in wire-rod and bar-in-coil production for automotive industry.

The following innovative elements are provided:

SHSplus stands,
Pre-finishing, finishing and sizing blocks with M² multiple drive technology;
Controlled cooling systems for low temperature rolling allowing the “any-size-at-any-time” production concept;
Last generation high speed shears and laying heads “oil-film bearing”, patented type;
Wire rod controlled cooling systems with rotary reforming and easy down systems integrated with “SUNDCO” transport for both wire rod and bar-in-coils.

The whole equipment is fully managed and robotized by the Danieli Automation advanced level 2 and 3 systems.