MINO MILESTONES
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1840
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Year of foundation of MINO G.B. & Figli by
Mr. Giovanni Battista Mino, Italian pioneer in the field of machines for metal forming and rolling.
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1922
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MINO G.B. & Figli becomes “Società Anonima” and supplies rolling mills for the gold and silver industry as well as rolling mills for the production of aluminium plates for the pan and pot industry.
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1954-1955
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Supply of first Four-High Reversing Rolling Mill for Steel coils, installed in Lecco, Italy.
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1958
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Supply of first Four-High Reversing Rolling Mill for Aluminium coils, installed in Brescia, Italy.
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1960
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Supply of first Four-High Finishing Mill for Copper coils, installed in Brescia, Italy.
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1961
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Relocation of the Company to the new site at San Michele, Alessandria
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1970
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Supply of first Hot Rolling Mill for Aluminium strip, installed in Italy.
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1970 – 1971
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Supply of first Milling Machine for Copper alloy strip, installed in Brescia, Italy.
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1970 – 1971
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Supply of first Hot Rolling Mill for Copper alloy strip, installed in Brescia, Italy.
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1973
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Award of first Contract in China for a Cold Rolling Mill to be supplied to the Company Beijing Aluminium.
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1975
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Supply of first Aluminium Foil Mill, installed in Russia.
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1977
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Supply of first wide strip (1500 mm) Four-High Reversing Rolling Mill for Steel, installed in Italy.
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1980
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Supply of first Tandem Mill for Copper alloy, installed in Campo Tizzoro (PT) – Italy.
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1982
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Supply of first Cold Rolling Mill complete with AFC (Automatic Flatness Control), installed in Italy.
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1982
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Supply of first Cold Rolling Mill complete with AGC (Automatic Gauge Control), installed in Harbin (China).
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1982
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Supply of first Cold Rolling Mill that can achieve a top rolling speed of 1500 m/min, installed in Italy.
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1984
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Supply of first Hot Tandem Mill for Aluminium strip, installed in Norway.
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1986
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Supply of first Six-High Rolling Mill for Steel, installed in Italy.
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1992
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Supply of first Hot Skin-pass Mill for hot rolled steel coils, installed in Thailand.
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1996
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Supply of worldwide largest Cold Rolling Mill for Copper alloys, installed in Germany.
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1997
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Supply of first and largest in the world Continuous Hot Rolling and Milling Line for Copper strip, installed in Germany.
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1998
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Supply of largest in Italy Hot Rolling Mill for Aluminium alloys (strip width up to 2400 mm).
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1999
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Supply of prototype Four-High Hot Rolling Mill for stainless steel strip, installed in Italy.
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2001
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Supply of first high performance Hot Skin-pass Mill equipped with work roll shifting device, installed in China.
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2004
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Supply of largest in China Cold Rolling Mill for Copper alloy, installed in China.
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2004
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Acquisition of majority share in the Company EDM, traditional supplier of MINO for electrical equipment and automation systems.
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2005
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Set up of Mino Rolling Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd. for servicing Chinese customers.
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2006
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Supply of first Six-High Finishing Mill for Copper alloys in China.
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2006
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Supply of first Tandem Cold Mill for Copper alloys in China.
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2008
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Supply of first Six-High Cold Reversing Mill for Steel in China.
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2008-2009
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Record sales years for Six-High Mills (five Six-High Mills sold in two years).
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2009
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Full mechanical and electrical revamp of largest Cold Rolling Mill for Aluminium (2500 mm strip width), installed in Italy.
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2010
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Supply of first Continuous Casting and Hot Rolling Line for Aluminium in China (1950 mm strip width).
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