20th International Forgemasters Meeting - IFM 2017

Danieli’s mission is to provide the most technologically advanced Forging plants with new installation and with appropriate modernization using parts of existing plants. Increase, the capacity 'of the existing plant is one of the goals more' challengers for the Danieli Team. In this direction such as the most challenging is surely the opportunity 'to increase in existing plants: -1) forging force -2) vertical and horizontal day light - 3) vertical stroke. in 2015 we achieved the revamping of a 4-column , 2,000 USTon push down forging press replacing major parts, adapting to the space available, by placing a 2-column 4000 USTon push down forging press and re-using same floor level as reference for the die. The increase of force and vertical light, together with the increase of the stroke , was made considering the same dimensions of the old plant. Plant was equipped with a water crane in a fixed position in order to help manipulator with maximum Ingot and moment, and than was not possible increase vertical dimension. For this reason main part as baseplate, fix traverse, movable crosshead , and main cylinder was realize with “tailor made design” and special material. Existing main slide with frame and bottom device for die in forging direction it was refurbished, but basically re used with consequent benefits for total cost of revamping.