Forgia Rapida, the Italian ring producer from Bologna, has placed an order with SMS group, a global system suppliers of plants, machines and services, for the supply of an RAW 100/80-3000/480 ecompact® radial-axial ring rolling machine. The new machine is equipped with electro-hydraulic direct drives that are mounted on the roll shafts – an innovative drive solution for this type of application. This design can reduce energy consumption by up to 40% compared with conventional ring rolling machines.
The RAW ecompact for Forgia Rapida will replace a smaller ring rolling machine in operation at the Bologna works and will in future roll rings with diameters up to 3,000mm and a maximum height of 480mme. The radial rolling force will be 1,000 kN and the axial force up to 800 kN. SMS group will deliver and install the machine in summer 2016. Start of production is scheduled for September 2016.
“The cost-benefit ratio of this new development has really impressed us,” says Lorenzo Badini, owner of Forgia Rapida, commenting on the investment. “We are convinced that it will pay back shortly.”
