thyssenkrupp Steel commissions new slitting line

The line is part of the company's investment in electric mobility, and, claims thyssenkrupp, enables the production of high-efficiency electrical steel for the automotive industry.

The new line can slit up to 500 metres of material per minute, and will allow thyssenkrupp Steel to double the production capacity for electrical steel at the Motta Visconti plant. It is designed to cut thin electrical steel – starting from a thickness of 0.20 millimetres. The line also possesses a laser-controlled measuring unit that measures the material thickness and width, as well as a flexible-band brake for cutting products with sensitive coatings, such as adhesive insulating varnishes.

"The new line replaces an existing one that is more than 30 years old, and has been built to meet the increased demand from our customers for particularly high-quality electrical steel," said Roberto Briano, managing director of thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel Italia.

"[There is] no energy and mobility revolution without steel. Electrical steel strips from thyssenkrupp are our contribution to sustainable and efficient mobility. With the new slitting line, we are strengthening our position as a leading supplier of innovative material solutions for electric mobility," commented Miguel Arrabal, head of the non-grain-oriented electrical steel (NO) business unit at thyssenkrupp Steel. "We are proud that we can offer our customers in Italy and neighbouring regions products that meet the highest standards. As a leading European manufacturer of electrical steel, we are supporting our customers in the transformation of mobility towards electric drives."