A global company providing steel plant and metals industry equipment and services, including heat treating, was recently selected by an Indiana-based steel producer to install and implement its proprietary off-gas process control and water detection technologies.
Tenova’s technological package combines EAF process automation, thermodynamic models, process hardware, innovative temperature/velocity sensor technology, and water detection.
NextGen® is a hybrid laser/extractive off-gas analysis hardware system that delivers faster analytical response times, requires minimal maintenance and reduces hardware and installation costs. NextGen® enables the operator to monitor and control furnace conditions helping to mitigate operational risk.
iEAF® Modules 1, 2 and 3 use NextGen off-gas analysis plus Tenova’s proprietary optical off-gas temperature & flow sensors, a link to the plant’s PLC network and a real-time mass & energy balance to dynamically control and optimize chemical energy & electricity consumption and improve endpoint control to maximize operating cost savings, reduce electrode consumption, increase yield and reduce power on time. .
