September 07, 2008

Tenova LOI Italimpianti to supply walking hearth furnace to Mechel’s Izhstal

It is reported that Tenova LOI Italimpianti has received an order from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies Srl for supply and installation of a walking beam furnaces required under modernization program of the existing rolling mill of Mechel’s Izhstal OAO plant located at Ishvesk in Udmur Republic of Russia.

Tenova LOI Italimpianti has been awarded with an order, relevant to the installation of a new 90 tonnes per hour walking hearth furnace the furnace will be operated to reheat billets of different steel grades such as structural steel, tool steel, high speed tool, martensitic and ferritic steel grades. The furnace will be equipped with last generation Tenova LOI Italimpianti flameless burners.

Tenova LOI ITALIMPIANTI is a leading supplier of industrial furnaces and services for the metal industry. Tenova, former Techint Technologies, design and supplies advanced technologies, products and services for the metal and mining industries. It has received order for 3 walking beam furnaces from MMK, for revamping of a walking hearth furnace I Mecehel’s Romnian unit and supply of an EAF in Ishvesk in Russia.