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step will grow our business there. We will be investing in new pant including state-of-theart casting machinery and a vacuum plant as well as expanding our existing tool shop facilities. We offer flexibility in all our operations to achieve short lead times as part of a complete and robust service offering.”

Mr Landini added, “We are also very aware of our obligations when it comes to protecting the environment and the safety of our employees. We are therefore deeply involved in every aspect of sustainability. Our on-going investments in health and safety and in our production processes, demonstrate our clear commitment in this important area.” Advanced casting and melting lines

In Croatia, as in other ABS facilities, the melting process is fed by scrap metal which is carefully selected under NFA norms, the company steelmaking standard. The addition of additives and ferroalloys is performed by automated systems connected to the plant’s process supervision and monitoring equipment. Depending upon the different cycles involved, production is finalised with the refining process outside the melting furnace and with vacuum degassing in order to achieve particularly low hydrogen content. When it comes to casting lines, ABS can produce ingots cast by bottom pouring, on mobile or fixed plates, as well as offering continuous casting processes.

ABS as a group is also able to carry out a range of heat treatments, including quenching and tempering and normalisation, as well as special annealing cycles and stabilisation. These treatments are carried out with completely automated furnaces, with either gas or electric heating and with air or water quenching, depending upon the desired end products. n

For further information about ABS and its advanced special steels visit: www.absacciai.it

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