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INOSSIDABILE 236 September 2024 Quarterly
Edited and published by Centro Inox Servizi S.r.l.
Summary
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COVER/ PAGES 3/4 chamber contains the fluid circulating within the opportunities for improvement to be less
circuit). impactful and set an emissions reduction
STAINLESS STEEL FOR THE DAIRY The article describes the manufacturing stages of programme for the years to come.
SECTOR: THE “BURRATA” PHENOMENON expansion vessels produced by a Vicenzabased To conclude, Arinox published its first
(L’inox per il settore caseario: il fenomeno company and used in various fields, for example Sustainability Report at the beginning of 2024,
“burrata”) renewable energy. which was also evaluated through the
Burrata is a cow’s milk cheese made from It starts with EN 1.4301 (AISI 304) stainless international platform ECOVADIS and received
mozzarella and cream and it is a specialty of the steel coils with thicknesses from 0.8 to 1.5 mm. a bronze medal as the first outcome.
Puglia region of southern Italy. The semifinished product is drawn to obtain two Improvement actions are already underway to
This article presents one of the most advanced shells, which are then welded using the MIG aim for a higher rating next year.
machines for the production of burrata cheese, technique. The container is then polished and the ARINOX SpA I16039 Sestri Levante GE Via
which allows a finished product to be obtained in other components are installed. The last step is Gramsci 41/A, phone: +39 0185 3661,
a fully automated cycle. This machine is the filling of the air inside the vessel. sales@arinox.arvedi.it, www.arvedi.it/arinox
equipped with a special integrated moulding Realization: Nordinox Srl I36030 Fara
machine that receives the product directly from a Vicentino VI Via Astico 42 bis, phone: +39 0445 PAGES 8/9/10
continuous stretcher and a hopper for 397005, info@nordinoxsrl.it, www.nordinoxsrl.it
accumulating the stracciatella that will be CORROSION TESTS IN MARINE
automatically injected into the “mozzarella”. PAGES 6/7 ATMOSPHERE
This machine can produce up to 6 burratas per (Prove di corrosione in atmosfera marina)
filling cycle and a production capacity of 2100 FROM OUR MEMBERS Stainless steels are characterised by considerable
pieces per hour. The machine is also predisposed ARINOX: TOWARDS INCREASINGLY resistance to atmospheric corrosion. As
for C.I.P. washing. SUSTAINABLE ACTIVITIES summarised in the technical page published in
The entire frame is made of 2 mm thick EN (Verso attività sempre più sostenibili) the last issue of Inossidabile, to test the real
1.4301 (AISI 304) stainless steel. The first Present and future Over the last two years, ability of different stainless steels and/or
processing phase involves cutting the starting Arinox has consolidated its market presence as a different delivery conditions to resist
strips and then, after the appropriate bending manufacturer of precision stainless steel thin atmospheric corrosion, it is often useful to
phases, assembly takes place by TIG welding. strips. This has been made possible by exploiting conduct environmental exposure tests “in the
The loadbearing part is made from a 15 mm the potential of recent investments that have field”. Through these tests, it is also possible to
thick plate of the same type of stainless steel and placed the company in a leading position as the compare results from different grades or, for the
then milled. All weld seams, internal and only one in the world capable of producing thin same material, different delivery conditions,
external, are roughened and then finished. strips with precision tolerances and calibrated when exposed to the same environmental
Machinery design and sales: Prima Srl I12033 mechanical properties. conditions.
Moretta CN Via Manta 6, phone: +39 0172 94067, A type of strip with high quality content has The purpose of this technical page is to present
info@primameccanica.it, www.primameccanica.it / appeared in the product mix as it is used in the marine atmospheric corrosion tests
Carpentry production: Cuneo Inox Srl I12040 applications that are increasingly oriented conducted by the Politecnico di Milano and to
Castelletto Stura CN Via Morozzo 8, phone: towards products that are sustainable for society discuss the results obtained seven months after
+39 0171 346165, info@cuneoinox.com, and the environment. One of these is the strip their start.
www.cuneoinox.com from which the components in Fuel Cells are In October 2023, an atmospheric corrosion
made and is required in thicknesses of a few tens station located in the municipality of Bonassola
PAGE 5 of microns. (province of La Spezia) was carried out by
Not only the products, also the activities must be PoliLaPP (Materials Corrosion Laboratory
EXPANSION VESSELS: SAFETY WITH sustainable Arinox, part of the Arvedi Group, “Pietro Pedeferri” of the Politecnico di Milano
STAINLESS STEEL started on the path towards ever greater university), in collaboration with CNRICMATE.
(Vasi di espansione: la sicurezza con l’inox) sustainability of its processes and products in The purpose of this test is to verify the aptitude
In heating systems, the purpose of expansion 2022. The road to this goal did not start from to resist such an environment, naturally rich in
vessels is to absorb any sudden changes in scratch. Indeed, for several years Arinox chlorides, on various steels.
pressure, which could otherwise compromise the provided itself with a governance structure With regard to stainless steel samples only,
integrity of the system. integrating Quality, Environment, Safety and certain grades and finishes were tested,
The absorption of excess pressure is ensured by Energy issues. Subsequently, Arinox also started appropriately chosen from those mainly used in
the elastic membrane separating the two to assess the CO produced by its processes, the the construction/architectural field. In addition, a
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chambers constituting the expansion vessel, one contained in the life cycle of its products and periodic check, documented photographically,
which expands in these situations towards the the one generated indirectly by its supply chain. was carried out for these materials to detect the
chamber containing the air or gas (the other Thanks to this, Arinox was able to identify possible onset of staining and pitting
