Villares Metals (Villares), headquartered in Brazil, recently received a Final Acceptance Certificate for its new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) – developed by Danieli Centro Met – which succeeded recently in processing its first heat. Villares is a producer for specialty alloyed steel and long products in Latin America.
The plant at Sumarè San Paolo produces special alloys, including high-speed steels, tool steels, stainless steel, valve steels, special alloys and forgings via two Melt Shops.
The new Danieli EAF has been designed to meet Villares high-quality demands, in combination with a simplified maintenance strategy.
The main elements of the improvement project were: Complete updating of the Furnace Mechanical Systems, in regard to Electrode and Roof Lifting and Opening System; Keeping the nominal tap weight of 25 t, with a liquid steel capacity of up to 28 t and Optimizing shell design in regard to overall weight, in order to conform to the existing crane limits and actual practice.