March 2007 — Highveld Steel, South Africa, recently commissioned a new 75-tonne ladle furnace.

Supplied by Danieli on a complete turnkey basis, the new ladle furnace is designed to optimize production and improve cleanliness of the liquid steel coming from the LD converter shop.

The new, inert-roof type ladle furnace includes an associated material handling system and water treatment plant. The new ladle furnace guarantees a minimum heating rate of 4.5° C/minute.

Danieli had supplied an initial ladle furnace of the same size in 1993 that has been operated successfully at the same plant since then.

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