Billet Welding Machine – Latest development description and real application results

Abstract

The billet welding machine is an efficient and effective solution to improve the productivity and reduce consumptions, applicable both on new as well as existing long products mills. The Third Generation of the ERT-EBROS billet welder by POMINI Long Rolling Mills is equipped with several advanced functions. The first part of the paper focuses on the layout and technical features. In the second part the application case at Ferriera Valsabbia S.p.A. mill is presented, with the data collected during over a year of endless operation and the remarkable achieved results. Keywords: ERT-EBROS, Billet Welding, Long Products, Productivity, Endless Rolling Technology EBROS is a registered trademark of Steel Plantech Co.