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considering a full skin removal depth of while ensuring complete defect remov- hot commissioning in a single trial and
1 mm and three-pass corner grinding is al. Furthermore, the precise control of fulfillment of all agreed technical param-
less than 1,100 s in fully automatic mode. grinding wheel torque is improving the eters.
surface quality and extending consum-
The installation features heavy-duty me- able life. The Danieli automation system The successful commissioning confirms
chanical design and high-precision com- adopts an open, multi-level architecture Danieli Centro Maskin’s position as a
ponents, including special bearings en- to support flexible production manage- leading supplier of billet-grinding tech-
suring grinding spindle service life of at ment. nology, with nearly 1,100 units supplied
least 8,000 hours. The HiGrind® system worldwide since 1953.
enables precise grinding-depth control Equipment installation was completed in
within ±10% tolerance, optimizing yield December 2025, followed by successful

TYASA’S NEW SBQ PLANT ENTERS

OPERATION IN ORIZABA, MEXICO

PAC signature confirms successful start-up of the Danieli-supplied 350,000-tpy complex

YASA (Talleres y Aceros S.A.) The new installation comprises a com- tion.
completed a successful start-up plete SBQ production complex featur- The plant layout also includes a new
Tof its new 350,000-tpy SBQ plant ing a state-of-the-art hot-rolling mill drawing line and a heat-treatment line,
in Ixtaczoquitlán, Orizaba, Mexico, ful- equipped with the innovative four-pass, currently in the final stages of erection.
ly supplied by Danieli. The project rep- four-roll Draw Sizing Danieli (DSD)
resents a further step in the long-stand- sizing block, together with straighten- Cold commissioning activities started
ing cooperation between TYASA and ing and peeling lines and a complete in early April 2026, validating auxiliary
Danieli for the development of SBQ pro- water-treatment plant. All of these have systems, automation sequences and
duction and finishing capabilities. been commissioned and are in opera- service infrastructures. On May 25, the

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