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Sustainable, carbon-neutral steel production through Danieli competitive technologies

Thanks to the continuous, massive investments in research and development profused over recent decades, today Danieli offers the most complete portfolio of technological solutions, which guarantees the most competitive, sustainable steel production based on the formula for total lowest CapEx + OpEx + CO2 tax.

Danieli technology advances, installed worldwide, range from hydrogen-ready Energiron DRI plants to scrap handling, preparation, and management for delivering the best metallics for the best results in the EAF.

In the meltshop, Digimelter units feature the hybrid-ready Q-One power feeder, continuous scrap charging and Q-Melt suite capable to operate with renewable energies.

Danieli Universal Endless casting-rolling lines ensure the most flexible and efficient production of both flat (QSP-DUE) and long (MIDA-QLP) products.

Such technologies, boosted by Danieli Automation Q3 process solutions that make use of big data management and artificial intelligence for automated plants –zero-man on the floor and high product-quality repeatability– are naturally incorporated in the Danieli Minimills and Danieli Hybrid Minimills.

Danieli intelligent plant logistics systems direct crane movements for automated scrap yard management, placement, and delivery to the furnace, with fewer operators. Automated cranes also handle intermediate storage for billets, blooms, and slabs.

Danieli Automation Q-SYM2 unmanned scrap-optimization and management system, and Danieli Centro Recycling in-line shredders, shears and separation lines automate scrap materials management. Automated cranes or automated stockyards handle finished products such as bar bundles or coils, reducing personnel requirements, improving safety and efficiency and lowering operating costs.
 
The Danieli Hydro Series burners for different reheating furnaces operate with optimal natural-gas mixtures or up to 100% hydrogen. CO2 emissions are reduced to zero with full hydrogen combustion, and thanks to flameless technology NOx emissions are as low as natural-gas combustion, combining high thermal-efficiency and very low emissions.

As for electric heating, a new Danieli tunnel furnace for fossil-free, high-temperature heating of stainless steel billets is designed and installed to hold billets at 1250°C, ready for rolling.

Intensive R&D by Danieli Centro Combustion and Danieli Olivotto Ferrè has resulted in patented solutions for reheating long and flat products, and heat-treatment for strip-processing lines.