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Performances, operational reliability and
quick startups are the result of 20 years
of continuous research and development
activities, carried out at the Danieli MIDA QLP®
research center and onsite together with
DIGIMELTER® ENDLESS
partnering customers. CASTING-ROLLING
Depending on plant configuration, MINIMILLS
MIDA QLP can make use of more than
30 Danieli patents covering technological
layouts, production equipment and
Danieli Automation solutions, such as
power, instrumentation and intelligent
digital controls. UNIQUE

— The most efficient, digitally controlled
Q-ONE® HYBRID electric steelmaking with no impact
POWER FEEDER on the power grid. PATENTED DANIELI

— 10 m/min casting speed, allowing up
to 1.5-Mtpy productivity on one casting
strand, 23.5 hours out of 24 TECHNOLOGIES
of continuous endless-casting operation.

— No gas-reheating furnace,
and no induction heating during casting.

— Danieli Automation robotics THE TRUE
OCTOCASTER® and artificial intelligence for zero-men
on the floor.

— Least power-consuming process with AND ONLY ONES
the lowest carbon footprint.

— The most competitive plant in terms of IN OPERATION
WORLDWIDE
CapEx and OpEx.

ENDLESS
CASTING-ROLLING With the order placed by CMC Steel
for its fourth new, MIDA QLP
hybrid-ready minimill,
the Danieli scorecard hits 26
26 plants for long-product
endless casting-rolling,
out of 115 total minimills. PLANTS

DIRECT BUNDLING

BAR SPOOLING

MERCHANT ROLLING

WIREROD COOLING

danieli.com DANIELI THE COMPETITIVE GREEN STEEL

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