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Siemens receives FAC for Arvedi ESP line

 First industrial production of hot-rolled strip at a thickness of 0.8 mm in endless production mode Following the fulfillment of the guaranteed performance figures by the new Arvedi ESP (Endless Strip Production) line in Cremona, the Italian steel producer Acciaieria Arvedi S.p.A. issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) to Siemens VAI. Several technological milestones were achieved, including the casting of 80 mm thin strands at speeds in excess of six meters per minute and hot-strip rolling down to a thickness of 0.8 mm. Strip dimensions meet the geometrical requirements for cold rolling, allowing the conventional cold-rolling process step to be dispensed ith for many industrial applications. According to Giovanni Arvedi, inventor of the process, “Operation of the Arvedi ESP line at Acciaieria Arvedi has fully met expectations and overall product quality is excellent.”