Italian steel producer Acciaieria Arvedi has ordered an EAF Quantum electric arc furnace from Primetals Technologies. This new type of electric arc furnace, to be installed in the Cremona steel works, reduces specific conversion costs of electric steel production by around 20% and will have an annual production capacity of up to 1.57Mt of crude steel. The order also includes a complete dedusting system for primary, secondary and auxiliary emission sources with a heat recovery system to reuse the thermal power from the furnace offgas to produce steam for the pickling lines. The new EAF Quantum is scheduled to go on stream in the summer of 2016.
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The new EAF Quantum from Primetals Technologies will have a tapping weight of 125t (±10t) and replace an existing, conventional 120t electric arc furnace, expanding the production capacity of Acciaieria Arvedi as well as reducing conversion costs. The scope of supply also includes three refining combined burner (RCB) systems, a Lomas gas analysis system to optimise process control, and a LiquiRob robot system for taking samples and measuring temperatures.
