SMS Mevac, Germany, will be supplying an X-eed Duplex VOD facility to Fujian Fuxin Special Steel (part of Formosa Plastics Corporation), based in Zhangzhou, China to be used in the production of austenitic and ferritic stainless steels.
The VOD facility will be equipped with two tanks and vacuum covers, a joint four-stage vacuum pump system with automatic vacuum pressure control (VOD-SC), and a common alloy storage and addition system. The VOD unit’s vacuum pump system also includes a gas cooler and an integrated bag-filter system to make it environment-friendly. The scope of supply covers the entire mechanical process equipment as well as the complete electrical and automation systems, with the latest level 1 and 2 control and monitoring technologies.
SMS Siemag Technology (Beijing) will be supplying certain components for this project locally.