Abstract: An apparatus is provided for reducing the section and sizing of rolling mill products for wire rod. The apparatus includes a first finishing monoblock made up of a plurality of rolling stands that are arranged in a sequence suitable for forming a rolling line. The apparatus also includes a second monoblock that is suitable for giving the product a round section with narrow tolerances. The second monoblock includes a sequence of stands with grooves configured to give a round-oval-round-round section to the product.

Abstract: An apparatus for reducing the section and sizing of rolling mill products for wire rod comprises a first finishing monoblock (10) made up of a plurality of rolling stands (G1-Gn) arranged in sequence suitable for forming a rolling line and a second monoblock (20) suitable for giving the product a round section with narrow tolerances. According to the invention, said second monoblock (20) comprises a sequence of stands (S1-S4) of the type with grooves configured so as to give a round-oval-round-round section to the product.

Abstract: An improved sliding chain-type ingot mold for a continuous casting plant, including two pairs of chains arranged in a closed ring system and configured to rotate in opposite directions, each pair including at least one of molding elements and shell-type elements which forms a closed mold, the two pairs of chains being arranged to wind up on respective sprockets, one pair having a first set of the at least one of molding elements and shell-type elements configured to interlock with a second set of the at least one of molding elements and shell-type elements on the other pair to form a cavity for receiving a molten material, external pressurizing rollers configured to act on the first and second sets of the plurality of at least one of molding elements and shell-type elements to detach and approach with each other, and fixed contrasting elements fixedly positioned to counteract the pressurizing rollers.

Abstract: In a sliding chain-type ingot mold (12, 13), each mold is constituted by molding elements (14, 15; 114, 115; 214, 215) representing two half-molds which can be made to face each other so as to form a closed mold shaping a cavity to hold the molten metal. According to the invention, some engaging elements (34, 134, 234) are provided, capable of interacting with cam-shaped surfaces (33, 133, 233) provided on one side on at least one (14, 114, 214) of said molding elements, and on the other side on a fixed frame (35) designed to detach and approach said molding elements.

Abstract: In a sliding chain-type ingot mold (12, 13), each mold is constituted by molding elements (14, 15; 114, 115; 214, 215) representing two half-molds which can be made to face each other so as to form a closed mold shaping a cavity to hold the molten metal. According to the invention, some engaging elements (34, 134, 234) are provided, capable of interacting with cam-shaped surfaces (33, 133, 233) provided on one side on at least one (14, 114, 214) of said molding elements, and on the other side on a fixed frame (35) designed to detach and approach said molding elements.

Abstract: A bar deburring plant for cut to size round bars, comprising: a first roller feed path of cut bars towards an alignment element of one first end of said bars, a first transfer element of said bars, with said first aligned end, to a conveyor of said bars, which are spaced one after the other, said conveyor carries said first ends of said aligned bars under a brushing head, a second roller feed path of said cut bars going towards a second alignment element of the second end of said bars, a second transfer element of said bars, with said second aligned end, to a second conveyor of said bars, which are spaced one after the other, said conveyor carries said second ends of said aligned bars under a second brushing head.

Abstract: A vertical coil winder for winding hot rolled products. A reel includes a cylindrical container and a plurality of vertical rods provided within the container. A gap is defined between the container and the rods to receive a hot rolled product which is wound due to the rotation of the reel. The rods can move in the radial direction between an expanded position for winding the product and a withdrawn position for extracting the coil.