Nov. 2006 — CAF Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Besain, Spain, has ordered a new rotary table furnace from LOI Thermprocess GmbH, Germany.

CAF produces grade R6-R10 wheels for railway rolling stock. The new plant will replace an old furnace and will represent a significant improvement in capacity and economics.

CAF will use its new LOI furnace, which is heated by low-NOx burners, to reheat the wheels. CAF selected the rotary table furnace because it will provide fuel savings and more economical production.

The furnace will have an average diameter of 9 meters and a capacity of 20 tonne/hour. LOI’s scope of supply includes a complete control system for fully automated operation and batch tracking as well as the charging and discharging machine.

The new furnace is scheduled to be commissioned in June 2007.

LOI Thermprocess is a business unit of Techint Technologies. Techint Technologies, which is part of the Techint Group, designs and supplies a wide range of equipment and services for the iron & steel, non-ferrous metals and raw material industries.