Blast furnace delining

Blast furnace delining services
Graycor Blasting Company’s mill services group offers a full portfolio of services domestically and internationally, including major blast furnace de-lines, blast furnace start-ups and high-tech maintenance during the life cycle. The group has developed a unique package of de-lining services, starting at the earliest phases, to ensure the entire process goes smoothly and is fully documented. It’s all designed to ensure maximum speed, precision and safety. Our services include:
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• Blowdown technical supervision
• Engineering design consultation
• Pig bed design and construction
• Bottom tap
• Furnace quench and wash down
• De-line and tear-out
• Drilling and removal of salamanders
• Rigging and removal of salamander pieces
• Carbon removal
• Debris cleanout
• Vacuum services
• Grit blasting of inner shell

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Start-up services
We know what goes into returning a dormant blast furnace to active status and the cost of not doing it right from start to finish. In addition to our de-line package, we’ve also developed a specialized package for start-up services that allows for a greater degree of focus at every step, maximizing consistency, efficiency, speed and quality. Services include:
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• Planning, scheduling and budgeting
• De-scaling and scab removal
• Burden and kish removal
• Salamander relief and profiling
• Thermal inspection
• Scanning and monitoring
• Furnace start-up operating technical supervision
• Horizontal taphole drilling
• Oxygen/gas taphole burners

For additional information contact Jeff Smith, senior vice president, Graycor Blasting.