Tenova Italimpianti to Supply Pit Furnace for Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes
02/27/2009 - Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes Deutschland awards contract to Tenova Italimpianti Deutschland to engineer, fabricate, erect and commission a pit furnace to be installed in Düsseldorf-Reisholz.
Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes Deutschland GmbH has awarded a contract to Tenova Italimpianti Deutschland GmbH, Düsseldorf, to engineer, fabricate, erect and commission a pit furnace to be installed in Düsseldorf-Reisholz.
The new pit, supplied in addition to the existing ones, is designed for a load capacity of 220 tonnes of round pieces of varying grades and types of steel that will be heated up to 1320°C.
The furnace, which Tenova Italimpianti will supply furnace on a turn-key contract, will feature the newest, most innovative combustion control technologies. The furnace will also incorporate LO-NOx–High-Speed-Burners, designed for running with natural gas, as well as a handling system for charging and discharging the round pieces.
The pit furnace is scheduled to be started up in August 2009.
Tenova LOI Italimpianti is a leading supplier of industrial furnaces and services for the metal industry. Tenova designs and supplies advanced technologies, products and services for the metal and mining industries. Tenova operates close to its customers through a network of 30 companies based on the five continents.
