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Cord Reel alternatives

Does anyone have alternative for a Gleason reel for tap/scrap cars?  We are trying to limit our ground floor exposures and one of the main reasons we are on the ground is to work on the reels or digging scrap out of the reel so that it will retract. Thanks.

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O2 purity for EAF burner systems

Hello all, Looking for some info on the purity of oxygen that is used at the EAF and Torches as supplied by the Oxygen plant. We currently use a spec of 99.5% purity.  As were are out for quote for to upgrade to a new plant for increase supply,  we have been getting purity levels  […]

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EBT Tap Hole Surround Block

Hi all! Was looking for some tips on how to extend EBT tap hole surround block life.   We currently are changing between 500 and 600 heats.  We change our tap hole at about 100 heats, so every 6 tap holes we are due to change the surround block.  So I am curious as what other […]

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High Lead Melt Ins

Does anyone have a procedure for high lead melt ins? We experienced a high lead melt in earlier this week (above 0.1), we kept the heat in spec but my concern is more on the EHS side, we changed out all PPE the next day and I have not seen any unusual refractory wear. Has […]

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Fire Resistant/High Temp Grease

Hello All, Any recommendations or experiences  regarding FR grease for Turret Bearing application. Thanks!  

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Nippon Electrodes

Does anyone have any experience running Nippon electrodes? We were approached, but that’s not a supplier I have experience with, so I was wondering if any of you guys had run them before?

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Burners Valve Stand 3rd Party

Hey guys, we’ve had some odd wear in our burner blocks that’s come out of nowhere. Our mechanical lead is suspicious that we are not getting the pressure/flow to the burner that we should be. They are Praxair Cojets, and the valve stand is original.   We’re wondering if someone has used a 3rd party […]

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Chronic Roof Leaks

Over the past 2 months we have been experiencing chronic roof leak issues.  We have not been able to run a solid week without having a leak on the inner most circuit of the roof where it meets the lower pipe of the inner ring right by C phase.  The leaks are not coming from […]

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Winch drive electrode column snubbers

Looking for chat help on our LMF electrode column mechanical snubbers of 1982 Lectromelt design. Troubleshooting, maintenance repair, preventative maintenance, functional check procedures, etc. 

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EAF-Hot Metal Crane suppliers

Good day. Who supplied your Melt Shop’s hot metal crane? We are looking to purchase a new crane for our hot metal bay (180 ton) – EAF service: scrap bucket charging, ladle movements, etc. We contacted Morgan. Who else should we reach out to? Interested in US suppliers preferably. Thank you and happy holidays,

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