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Nucor Steel Gallatin purchases new valve train for EAF chemical energy system from INTECO PTI

Nucor Steel Gallatin has recently purchased equipment for the complete replacement of their existing EAF oxygen injection and burner control trains on their twin shell Electric Arc Furnace.  The system includes the equipment and programming for an air/nitrogen purge through both the oxygen and gas lines. The system also includes remote I/O control along with modifications to the existing HMI screens and required programming. This new control train will provide the following benefits:

  • Reliable Control
  • Multiple Burner Programs
  • Less Maintenance
  • Most recent safety improvements in programming
  • Pressure sensing on individual gas and oxygen lines, which can be used to detect the degree of burner blocking and purge during furnace turn around and downtime.

The gas and oxygen capabilities of this train are designed to allow the supply of chemical energy of supersonic oxygen injection to all 6 burner positions on the EAF.

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Mid-American Steel purchases Ladle Auto Coupler System from INTECO

Mid-American Steel and Wire, located in Madill, Oklahoma, has purchased the INTECO TBR auto gas coupler system in order to automatically connect the Argon stirring gas to the ladle during tap and at the Ladle Metallurgy station. Mid-American produces steel wire rod and rebar.  Their melt shop consists of one (1) 50 short ton EAF, a Ladle Metallurgy Furnace, and a four (4) strand billet caster.  This is the second project Mid-American has purchased from INTECO PTI, the first being a JetBOx sidewall chemical and oxygen injection system. The JetBOx system was installed at two of the sidewall injection sites on the EAF to reduce kWh and oxygen consumption. 

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Wantai Steel Orders JetBOx and Swingdoor System

Zhejiang Wantai Particular Steel Company Limited, located in Zhejiang outside Shanghai, China, has ordered a JetBOx™ Chemical Energy package, along with a Swingdoor.  Wantai Steel is installing two (2) continuously fed Electric Arc Furnaces, which will be independent of each other.  Each furnace has three (3) JetBOxes™, three (3) supersonic oxygen injection burners, a four burner valve train, a PLC control cabinet, and an Operator Control Computer.  The mill also purchased spare JetBOxes™ and a spare Swingdoor for the offline spare shell.  Wantai Steel plans to start up the furnace on 17 September 2017.   

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Chinese Steel Mill, Phoenix Steel, orders complete chemical energy system from INTECO PTI

Phoenix Steel, located in China, has ordered a complete chemical energy system for their new 120 ton electric furnace. The INTECO PTI chemical energy system will include 4 JetBOxes™ with material injection ports, 4 supersonic burners, a gas train with PLC controls, and the operator HMI system. The purchase order also included a carbon injection vessel with two outlets. Phoenix Steel will receive the equipment in May of 2017.

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Nucor Berkeley JetBOx Trial

Nucor Berkeley recently issued a purchase order to INTECO PTI for a type 387 cast JetBox and a new replaceable front face JetBox that will be comprised of a cast body and a forged copper front face.  The replaceable front face of the JetBOx can be removed and replaced from the cold side of the furnace.  The purchase order also included six (6) INTECO PTI supersonic burners.

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