Tenova Italimpianti, the technologies and equipment supplier for the world of industrial furnaces, recently received a contract for a new Walking Beam Furnace (WBF) of 340 t/h for Jindal United Steel Limited (JUSL), a company specialized in hot rolling and cold rolling of a wide set of stainless steels, in Jajpur, Odisha, India.
The furnace has been designed to charge the stainless steel product (grade series 200, 300, and 400) as well as the carbon and low carbon steel, austenitic, and ferrite families, to comply with JUSL various production needs.
This furnace achieves the optimum thermal quality of products, with maximum efficiency, high performances in all running conditions, and ease of maintenance. Moreover, it can be fired with several gases allowing the furnace to be ready for future feeding.
The installed combustion system is designed to optimize performances (flame characteristics, efficiency, and pollutant emissions) in the function of the fuel and burner location (frontal, lateral or radiant application). The multi-level automation control system optimizes heating practices, regulating fuel consumption and scale production.
