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EAF / EBT taphole maintenance PPE
Do you have a bottom tap or EBT tap furnace? IF so, does your repair / replacement of inner taphole and outer surround block require manual work from inside the furnace? IF so, how do you mitigate risks of dust in the eyes incidents… methods, equipment, PPE, etc? Are there other tasks that generate dust […]
AMI contact
Looking for good technical and sales contacts for AMI EAF regulator.
Dump Hoppers
Hey guys, we’ve had a rash of hand injuries lately related to dump hoppers. Usually it’s because the hopper gets stuck in the dump position, and then someone is manhandling it and it closes on their finger. Has anyone found any creative solutions to eliminate dump hoppers, or some good no touch tools for the […]
Laser Engraving
We’re looking to standardize the way that we mark our team’s personal LOTO locks. Is anyone using a laser engraver for engraving LOTO locks and if so which model?
Online Electrode addition
Anyone have any experience with the companies that are making the electrode addition machines that have a segment loaded and it adds it all from the crane with what looks like air/pneumatic system hooked to it. EXO torque is one of the ones I’ve seen videos on etc. Adds a stick in about 2.5 minutes […]
Contractor For Caster Alignment
hello all We have had to move our outage up by about 3 month and our contractor that we had lined up to complete our caster alignment is not available to do it on our new timeline. We do have a quote from “National Mill Maintenace” but do not have any experience with them doing […]
Crane Operator Cooling
Does anyone use any backup systems for their crane cabs if their AC is not working for a short amount of time? Yesterday we had a crane AC unit go out while the other crane in that bay was getting a hoist block replaced so we needed to have operators run the hot crane for […]
BSE TSM
Is anyone still using a BSE TSM for their furnace sampler? Curious to see who is still on that technology.
Transformer startup procedure
Hello all, I’m looking for recommendations on a startup plan for a refurbished transformer (120MVA). Is there a recommended practice or standard? We have a practice from 2017 when a spare transformer (120MVA) was installed. This practice includes: Energize transformer for ~6hrs prior to arcing Restricted tap usage for first 2 heats, then […]
