STEULER-KCH GmbH

The continuous improvements of the Steuler-SMARTCAST spider brick lead to a significant calming of the casting process, less splashes in the mould and no pulsation in the casting channels.

• Improvement of the ingot foot shape and surface of the raw ingots by reducing the flow speed on entry to the mould
• Reduction of turbulent flows inside the mould
• Avoidance of breaking the solid steel cover / mirror (filling height in the mould) during the casting process and consequently avoidance of undesirable chemical reactions with oxygen
• Significantly less post-treatment of ingot surface

LONG TONGUE AND GROOVE CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM:

• Mortar-free connection and therefore no risk of mortar inclusions in the steel
• Fast and dry installation without moisture so that no hydrogen can be created in the runner system

DRY-PRESSED RUNNER BRICKS:

• Up to 620 mm long, which means fewer joints
• High fit accuracy, low dimensional tolerances
• No deflection

DRY-PRESSED FUNNEL BRICKS:

• High form stability and high fit accuracy with low dimensional tolerances
• Absolutely straight and vertical assembly
• Plane-parallelism and torsion resistant

FUNNEL CAP WITH A SPECIAL CONNECTION SYSTEM:

• Safe installation and secure stand
• Due to covered tongue and groove system, no risk of sand in the funnel system

With continuous advice and know-how, we currently provide operators and plant planners of pilot plants with concrete support and solutions for this sustainble industry development.

We supply custom solutions for all the different sections of the plant, from the process gas and air heating equipment and reformer to the reduction furnace itself, and work in close collaboration with many renowned plant engineering firms. The demand for innovative refractory concepts that increase plant efficiency is on the rise. We have individual solutions on hand that make use of a variety of material grades for all the different plant equipment used in the direct reduction process.

We are technology partner - for the direct reduction processes of tomorrow

With our technical sales team as the interface between the DRI plant builder or plant operator and the Steuler research and engineering team, we develop individual solutions for each system.

In the multitude of initiatives, developments as well as pilot plants for hydrogen-based direct reduction Steuler Linings offers one constant.

We bring our know-how to the development of your processes.