Europa Metalli is a world leader in the technology of copper moulds for the continuous casting of steel. EM ingot moulds are reliable because of their long service life, their high standard of performance and the 40 years of know-how, innovation and research in this sector which we have put into engineering a top quality product.
Europa Metalli is the largest industrial concern in this sector in Italy, and boasts a yearly production of more than 230,000 tons, and almost 1,700 staff spread across three production plants in Northern and Central Italy, in its Florence headquarters and in its advanced Research Centre.
Copper Moulds Europa Metalli S.p.A. is an Italian company which can look back to more than 100 years of experience in the field of copper moulds and copper molds.  |
Ingot moulds for continuous casting are produced in Europa Metalli's Fornaci di Barga plant, which is located 35 km from Lucca and 100 km from Florence. The plant was built in 1915, and since 1993 has been operating under a Quality Management System which is certified in accordance with Standard ISO 9001:2000 |
The production of mould tubes starts with the casting of the selected alloy, which is then cast in bars with round cross section. The bars are then extruded and forged.
The tube thus obtained is cold-drawn, bent and tapered in a high-powered press. This last processing stage is by far the most crucial step in manufacturing copper moulds tubes. To achieve it, special equipment is used which is specific to each type of ingot mould. The equipment itself is produced inside our production plant with sophisticated machinery.
Finally, the tubes undergoes machining and is then chromium-plated internally, before being inspected and measured. Copper moulds
The size test certificate and the taper progression graph are packaged together with the material for delivery. |
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