ELECTRIC

ARC FURNACES
A complete range of Leading-edge Products
for the Steelmaking Industry

TENOVA. INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR METALS AND MINING

Tenova is a worldwide partner for innovative, reliable
and sustainable solutions in the metals and mining
industries.
Building upon decades of experience, Tenova develops
solutions that help mining and metals companies
reduce costs, save energy, limit environmental impact
and improve working conditions for their employees.

Tenova believes in on-the-job passion, and actively

seek out professionals who truly love what they do.
Their contributions to the business have helped make
Tenova the industry-leading company it is today,
and their passion is the driver behind the company
business approach.
This approach can be summed up in four key pillars:
Innovation, Reliability, Sustainability and Safety.
 Global Presence Tenova Melt Shops Business Line is a global benchmark
supplier of Electric Arc Furnaces. It boasts engineering
offices for the development of steelmaking technologies
in Italy and the USA, an R&D center of excellence for
EAF process in Canada, operations offices in China,
Russia, India and Vietnam: an integrated network
focused on the global market to offer cutting-edge
products and technologies delivering tangible benefits
for all customers.

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Heritage The Tenova Melt Shops Business Line heritage embraces historical
brands such as Tagliaferri, associated with EAF design and manufacture
since the earliest days of electrometallurgy, and younger process brands
such as EMCI, Core Furnace Systems and Goodfellow, focused on R&D
and secondary metallurgy.
More than 2,000 EAFs have been designed and manufactured during 100
years of successful activity.
Today, tradition, experience and a solid steelmaking background qualify
Tenova Melt Shops Business Line to offer some of the most advanced
technologies for new EAFs.
Tenova Melt Shops Business Line is the owner of Consteel®, the
continuous EAF scrap feeding and pre-heating technology with more
than 50 operating references worldwide. The TDRH Digital Electrode
Regulation system, the KT Injection System® and the EFSOP® NextGen
real-time off-gas dynamic control system complete its technological offer
for the steel industry.

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Business Tenova Melt Shops Business Line projects range from complete new melt
shops to customized technological upgrades and revamps of existing
production units.
Its work also covers installation, modification and replacement of
individual parts, for example electrode arms, the electrode regulation
system or the TBT (Tenova Bottom Tapping) system.
Tenova Melt Shops Business Line’ success is built largely on innovative
technology, flexibility in meeting customer requirements and timely project
execution.
Electric Arc Furnaces Tenova Melt Shops Business Line supplies complete
EAF packages providing technology and equipment
for every type of charging mix:
• 100% scrap, batch charged or continuously charged
with the Consteel® system
• Up to 100% DRI or HBI, continuously charged
• Up to 90% hot metal, charged by ladle tilting devices

Tenova Melt Shops Business Line also designs and

supplies Fume Treatment Plants, Material Handling
Systems and all EAF auxiliary equipment.
 Electric Arc Furnaces Tenova Melt Shops Business Line EAFs deploy cutting-edge proprietary
technologies:
• C onsteel®, the exclusive continuous feeding technology for liquid steel
production, with more than 50 references
• EFSOP® NextGen, the off-gas control system for the melting process
• i EAF®, the innovative dynamic process control for real-time
management of arc furnace melting
• Flexible Modular Furnace (FMF®), to produce liquid steel using the
cheapest mix from any metallic row material, and starting from Zero
Electric Power, facilitate also transition from BOF to EAF production.

Tenova Melt Shops Business Line furnaces capacity ranges from 5 tons
to 350 tons processing any metallic raw material: scrap, DRI, HBI, pig
iron, hot metal and even waste material such as skulls and beach iron.

Tenova Melt Shops Business Line supplies also tailor-made melting

solution for special purposes such as the recovery of precious metals
from waste and the production of ceramic materials.

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The success of Tenova Melt Shops Business Line Electric Arc Furnaces is
based on an intrinsically sensible and performing design concept for reliable,
long-life furnaces with a sturdy mechanical structure. The innovative TDRH
digital electrode regulation system provides a fast and accurate response,
allowing a better transfer of the electric power to the melting charge.
As a result, electrode regulation is faster and more accurate and the
electrodes are not subject to the bending stress of oscillating electrode arms.

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Electrode Arms Tenova Melt Shops Business Line offers the latest concept in power
conductive arms for maximum reliability. Built using bimetallic sheet
(steel+copper), the arms combine the high strength of steel with the
current carrying capability of copper. Tenova Melt Shops Business Line
also supplies power conductive arms in aluminium for a lighter structure.
The electrode clamps are made from forged copper for high-pressure
contact with low electric contact resistance. Water-cooling channels
are drilled inside the clamp body for efficient heat dissipation.
The electrode clamping force is achieved by a series of spring washers.
The clamps can be hydraulically released for electrode slipping
or electrode column change.
KT The KT Injection System® is a modular, wall-mounted, multi-point system
for decarburizing, providing chemical energy and inject a wide range of
Injection System® fines: carbon, lime, DRI and others. In respect to other technologies, KT
lances allow bringing the nozzles closer to the bath and achieve higher
efficiency, assuring at the same time optimal durability and maintainability.
Combined with the KT® carbon and lime powder injectors, the lances
create a homogeneous layer of foamy slag over the whole bath surface.
The KT® burner-postcombustor, installed in the upper shell, is a highly
specialized tool to recover chemical energy from the uncombusted
offgases as well as a powerful burner to accelerate scrap melting during
the initial process phase.
KT® system automation optimizes system start-up and enables process
engineers to optimize the process itself.

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TDRH The TDRH Digital Electrode regulation system uses state-of-the-art pc
based Linux operating system microprocessor technology in order to
Digital achieve a real-time regulation loop.
TDR matches the latest connectivity standards for the industry and
Electrode ca process data from a wide range of optional sensors to provide
Regulation maintenance support and process optimization.
HRR valves provide a customizable response curve to guarantee greater
stability during flat bath melting and greater speed when a fast rise is
necessary due to a short circuit event. HRR valves are designed to
operate smoothly even with highly polluted fluids (up to NAS10).
Automation Tenova Melt Shops Business Line automation solutions are based on
industry 4.0.
Thanks to their modular structure, they cover every level from basic
plant control (Level 1) to integration with production tracking functions
and management of manufacturing orders in-progress (Levels 3 and 4).
Specific Control Process modules optimize operations and provide shop
floor workers and process technologists with essential support. Tenova
Melt Shops Business Line automation systems can be combined with
cutting-edge technology solutions for optimization of energy savings
and productivity such as the EFSOP® NextGen system and the i EAF®
package. Moreover, the automation solutions employ innovative sensors,
which work together with sophisticated control models for dynamic,
real-time control.
 Safety Tenova Melt Shops Business Line offers the most advanced EAF’s
technologies to improve safety:
• EAF’s eccentric centre-of-mass
• Water Detection System™
• Movement interlocks supervisor
• Limit-switches monitor and supervisor
• TAT® - Tenova Auto Tapping (man-free EAF’s tapping and preparation)
• Tenova i Temp® (contact free automatic liquid steel temperature
measurement)
• “No man on the floor” program
• Safety Plus EAF with innovative cooling solution
• PLC fail safe configuration
The reduction of man-tended operations increases the process
consistency to reach better performances.

Environmental Tenova Melt Shops Business Line provides the most advanced
technologies for environmental impact control.
Responsibility Its technology is designed to improve the steel plant environment by:
• reducing dust
• reducing fumes and gaseous emissions
• reducing GHG (Greenhouse gases) emissions
• reducing noise levels
• reducing electric network disturbances

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Service Tenova Melt Shops Business Line provides training programs for
personnel in charge of operations and equipment maintenance. Courses
include practical and theoretical sessions on technologies, equipment
functions, maintenance and operational procedures.
Rapid commissioning and a fast learning curve are guaranteed by Tenova
expertise and assistance.
After-sales assistance offers a comprehensive spare parts service.
Customer requests are handled by a special internal office.
 R&D Technological innovation is the main pillar of Tenova Melt Shops
competitiveness. Its successful R&D work is based on effective
co-operation with:
• Customers, through joint research projects combining Tenova’s
engineering capabilities with the customer’s production expertise
• Production specialists in the Techint Group
• Network of research centers where dedicated facilities are available
to test R&D project results
• Universities and other Research Institutes
The Tenova Melt Shops R&D Team is an international network
of specialists and engineers from the Group’s companies and business
units around the world.

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Focus People are vital to success and growth at Tenova Melt Shops Business Line.
Qualified engineers and technicians across 5 continents are the lifeblood
on People of the network.
Outstanding technical and management expertise in every area of activity,
a strong focus on the customer, a passion for innovation and continuous
flexibility: these are the features that distinguish Tenova Melt Shops
Business Line professionals.
With their varied nationalities, Tenova Melt Shops Business Line
specialists execute projects all over the world. Their multicultural
backgrounds equip them to take on new challenges in any location.
Tenova Melt Shops Business Line enhances and optimizes the talents of
the individual for the good of the team and to the benefit of the customer.
By supervising every stage of professional growth and providing
on-going knowledge and skills training, Tenova Melt Shops Business Line
guarantees the expertise of its people.

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