The steel ladles are the link between of different production plants in the steel plant.

From tapping the converter or electric arc furnace to the ladle furnace, vacuum treatment and continuous casting, the ladles are responsible for the smooth and safe transport of the liquid melt. In addition, the ladle is used as a metallurgical reaction vessel at the individual production facilities.

Every change in ladles has a significant impact on production and product quality.

Process:

• Optimization of the purging plugs arrangement considering the system components such as alloying task, electrode position, etc.
• Flow simulations and calculations, water modeling facilities
• Slag management optimization
• Settings and equipment for efficient stirring
• Optimization of ladle logistics (heating, standby, reserve, repair and maintenance)

Equipment:

• Creation of safety instructions for ladle operation (based on current crane standards, “SEB sheets”, “BG regulations”, local standards, etc.)
• Engineering for ladle steel construction
• Ladle stress calculation
• Creation of “ladle check documents”
• Ladle equipment such as automatic stirring gas couplings, sensor technology
• Dry fire, ladle preheater
• Development and optimization of ladle slide gates
• Engineering and construction of ladle transport cars with special requirements such as tilting devices, inductive stirring coils, weighing devices and flushing technology.

Refractory:

• Ladle linings and repairs for all lining concepts
• Development of alternative lining concepts both with refractory suppliers and steel mill operators (wear, permanent and insulating feed)
• Development of brick qualities / concrete qualities for optimally adapted behavior (durability, price / performance)
• Ladle repair with spraying masses
• Ladle slide gates (rotary gate, linear gate), design, maintenance and usage
• Ladle preheater
• Engineering and design of maintenance areas for ladle lining and repair
• Purging bricks, all types
• Gas purging stations
• Ladle logistics