20th International Forgemasters Meeting - IFM 2017

This article is concerned with the application of regenerative burner systems in heating plants with **batch-wise operation**. The use of regenerative burner heating systems in continuously operated plants in the steel and forging industries is well known and has been tested in practice over the years. Due to the enormous energy savings with correspondingly large power requirements, and the continuous mode, these systems are used very successfully. In batch-wise operation, especially in the forging business, this system was rather uneconomical due to the batch operation and the cost situation. Due to the development of combination burner, regenerator and regulation a system was developed that in the light of rising energy prices and the demand for cumulated emission reduction allows the use in batch-wise operation. Thanks to successful implementation by **ANDRITZ Maerz** of the regenerative burners system over the past years it could be tested in practice comprehensively. Its significant further development made its application possible in leading forging shops worldwide.