Our Products. - Italfond (s.p.a.)

STAINLESS STEEL AND SUPERALLOYS

Modernity, dynamism, experience, know-how and state-of-theart
equipment are the elements that make Italfond one of the
world’s leading manufacturers of stainless steel and superalloys.
Italfond has the advantage of belonging to the GIVA group,
which has been in the steel business for over forty years and
now comprises several companies operating in various industrial
sectors.
The focus on product quality that has always characterised our
company has now become a commitment to achieving total
quality, accompanied by full awareness of the importance of
safeguarding the environment and meeting safety standards.
Compliance with the applicable standards and internal procedures,
transparent communication, correct managerial practices,
and internal and external relations form the basis of
Italfond’s code of ethics.
As well as on traditional markets, Italfond concentrates its
efforts today on products with a high added value and markets
with extremely rigorous requisites, especially the nuclear and
aeronautical sector, serving customers the world over.
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All the production areas are equipped
with cutting-edge plant and machinery,
starting with the steel mill, which has an
electric-arc furnace (EAF), backed up by
a fully automatic alloy loading system
and an AOD converter.

Plant: The State
Of The Art.
VAR equipment installed in a purposebuilt
shed provides re-melted steels,
which flank the range of items produced
using the traditional casting method.
Latest-generation software systems
allow efficient order processing and
plant and machinery monitoring, giving
total reproducibility of all production
processes.
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The forging area is equipped with
hydraulic presses and an automatic
forging machine, as well as powerful
mobile and integrated manipulators.
The numerous existing forging and heattreatment
furnaces are now flanked by a
series of new ones, all featuring dedicated
software for full remote control.
The company has invested heavily in
recent years in all production areas,
adding a new machine for peeling bars
up to 18" in diameter, complementing
the existing fleet of lathes and peelers,
and a new bay for non-destructive tests
with a semiautomatic machine for conducting
ultrasonic and eddy current
tests on bars up to 16” in diameter.
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The recent reorganisation of the various
production areas, a new despatch
department and eight new high-capacity
cranes have improved in-house logistics
and streamlined the entire production
process.
Italfond’s permanent emphasis on technological
innovation and ongoing investments
has enabled it to achieve an
exceptionally high standard of quality
and increased productivity, which is why
the company is renowned all over the
world as one of the leading suppliers of
stainless steel and super alloys.
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Italfond is dedicated to Total Quality and
for many years has implemented a certified
Quality Management System complying
with UNI EN ISO 9001:2000.
We have always focused on products
and customers, the corner stones of a
quality culture that Italfond is committed
to promoting at a company-wide level.
Total Quality.
Constant improvement to the production
process thanks to rigorous quality control,
using latest-generation equipment,
is the direct result of Italfond's commitment
to meeting its customers' requirements
to the full.
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Italfond is well aware of the importance
of safeguarding the environment. This is
precisely why the company is committed
to complying with environmental rules
Safety And Environment.
and regulations at a local and national
level, and has obtained certification of
its environmental management system
under UNI EN ISO 14001:2004.
In the full knowledge that this kind of
production process can affect the environment,
Italfond promotes a policy
aimed at saving energy, preventing pollution
and minimizing environmental
risks, as well as internal training and
supplier awareness in view of constantly
improving the environmental management
system.
The health and safety of individuals and
the community as a whole are also of
fundamental importance, which is why
Italfond has put in place all the procedures
required to prevent and manage
risks connected with its production activities.
Employee involvement, ongoing
training and sharing responsibilities in
implementing these procedures help
ensure that a high standard of safety is
maintained at all times.
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Italfond sells stainless steel and superalloy
forged bars and ingots all over the
world to distributors and manufacturers
of open-die and closed-die forgings,
extruded pipes and sections.
Our products are used in a wide range
of sectors, including chemicals, oil and
gas, mechanics and energy production,
and the nuclear and aeronautical industry,
where Italfond intend to step up its
presence.
World Market.
The company is an approved supplier of
stainless steel and super alloys to leading
users, with which it has set up stable,
long-lasting relations thanks to its
efficient organisation, flexibility and the
quality of the products and services on
offer.
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Our Products.
Italfond specializes in the production of
round and square forged bars up to 40”
in diameter and ingots weighing up to
25 tonnes made of stainless steel and
super alloys, especially nickel alloys.
The superior quality level we have
achieved in both our standard and custom
products is the result of cuttingedge
technology and a highly skilled
and dedicated production team.
The entire production cycle, from the
procurement of raw materials to the
despatch of the end product, is monitored
at all times and each stage undergoes
rigorous quality control to verify
compliance with the most restrictive
specifications. The result is that Italfond
is now an accredited supplier approved
by numerous certification bodies.
As well as standard products, Italfond
makes steels with special chemical compositions
and good structural properties
and resistance, for use in highly-selective
environments.

Italfond’s qualified team of technicians
and sales force have lengthy experience
in the business and operate with professionalism
and dedication.
Thanks to its flexible organisation,
Italfond can provide an immediate and
effective response to any customer
demands.
Customer Service.
Customer satisfaction, achieved thanks
to effective technical back-up and an
efficient after-sales service, is one of the
key elements determining our success.
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A GENERATION AHEAD.
Experience, knowledge, dynamism and up-to-date machinery
give you the right solution to the most challenging enterprises.
STAINLESS STEEL AND SUPERALLOYS

STAINLESS STEEL AND SUPERALLOYS
ITALFOND S.p.A. - Via Industriale, 1 - 25021 Bagnolo Mella (BS) Italy
Tel. +39 030 682 99 11 - Fax +39 030 682 06 16 - e-mail: info@italfond.it - www.italfond.it
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