Melter’s steel division (MeltShop) will participate in the AISTech 2022 expo, the most important fair for the metal and steel industry in North America. From May 16th to 18th in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA), the commercial team of this division will be present to establish business relationships, increase its position as a leading company in the value chain of the steel industry. This year, the AISTech will have the participation of more than 7 thousand professionals, suppliers, steel…
10 Recommendations for Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers (ACHE) Installation.
For proper installation of air-coolers, it is necessary to take as a guide the installation, start-up, operation and maintenance manuals supplied by the equipment manufacturer and to read the instructions in detail before performing any maneuvers on the equipment, it is important to read the procedures, safety and warning instructions, which allow the safe and continuous use of the air – coolers. The following are the 10 recommendations for the installation of an Air – Cooler: 1.- The equipment should be leveled on the anchor bolts,…
What is Lean Manufacturing?
Lean manufacturing is a philosophy/management system on how to operate a people-based business, which defines how to improve and optimize a production system to focus on identifying and eliminating all kinds of “waste”, Defined as those processes or activities that use more resources than necessary. Identify some types of “waste” observed in production: overproduction, waiting time, transportation, overprocessing, inventory, movements and defects. Lean focuses on what should not be done as it does not add customer value and tends to…
Nanotechnology Innovation
A well-known fact about the operation of the electric arc furnace is that the water-cooled panels take away a considerable amount of the heat produced during melting cycle resulting in a reduced efficiency. Currently it is known that having a good slag cover will help reduce energy loss, damage to the pipes on the panels and increase life to a certain extent. However, the slag is not enough to keep the heat inside the furnace and so water continues to…