EUROPEAN STEEL TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION DAYS 2017 - ESTAD 2017

For Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) high performance and productivity can be reached by fully utilized equipment and products and with the associated process knowhow for a mostly uniformed and safer operation. The furnace components, also associated with supporting products have to be designed for a maximum power input, utilization and safe operation. Cycle times during power off and power on times may be reduced with a faster and safer process. The latest modernization developments for Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) allows to: - Increase productivity - Decrease conversion costs - Operate with a symmetrical power input - Limit refractory wear - Improve plant availability and life time with heavy duty components - Improved safe operation by utilization of automated systems In this paper, the latest results of EAF Modernization by PRIMETALS Technologies GmbH will be shown and reported.