ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor East No. 7 Blast Furnace Casthouse Tapping Equipment Upgrades
(Room 405)
07 May 19
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
Between 2015-2017, ArcelorMittal upgraded its casthouse tapping equipment at the No. 7 Blast Furnace.
The decision was made to upgrade the equipment to improve reliability, performance, and campaign life for the taphole drills and clay guns. Since implementing these upgrades, the return on investment has been recognized in several areas, including the equipment reliability, campaign life and clay savings. This paper will discuss how several modifications were made to the existing casthouse tapping equipment without the need to take any extended outages to implement the improvements.