Electric Arc Furnace Camera improves safety, turnaround times.

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Developed for high-resolution imaging inside Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Electric Arc Furnace Camera System lets operator view slag and tapping process; inspect condition of refractory, taphole, and spout; as well as monitor refilling of taphole.  This 24, 31, or 36 in. long camera installs through opening in furnace wall, above taphole, and eliminates need for manual observation. It can also be used to monitor ladle furnaces, transfer ladles, blast furnaces, and torpedo cars.



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Electric Arc Furnace Camera System Improves Safety and Furnace Turnaround Times for Steel Manufacturers



Trevose, PA – Lenox Instrument Company’s Electric Arc Furnace Camera System has been developed specifically for high-resolution imaging inside an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF).



An Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) is used in steelmaking to heat charged material, usually scrap metal, by means of an electric arc generating furnace temperatures that can reach 3200°F (1760°C).



An EAF consists of a water-cooled refractory lined vessel covered with a retractable lid, through which one or more graphite electrodes enter the furnace to create an arc between the charged material and the electrode(s) generating the heat required to melt the material.



Once proper temperature and chemistry is attained the liquid steel is “tapped” by tilting the furnace and allowing the molten steel to pass through a hole, referred to as a taphole, that passes vertically through the narrow off-center section of the furnace into another vessel for transport to the next operation. After completion of the tapping process the taphole is refilled with a refractory plugging composition, usually sand.



The Lenox Electric Arc Furnace Camera can be installed through a small opening in the furnace wall, above the taphole, allowing the operator to view slag, the tapping process, inspect the condition of the refractory, taphole and spout, and monitor the refilling of the taphole.



The EAF Furnace Camera, available in 24 inch (61 cm), 31 inch (79 cm), and 36 inch (92 cm) lengths, eliminates the need for manual observation with improved safety and furnace turnaround times.   Electric Furnace Camera Systems can also be used to monitor ladle furnaces, transfer ladles, blast furnaces and torpedo cars.



Each Lenox Electric Arc Furnace Camera System is designed, manufactured in the U.S.A. and serviced in-house by Lenox Instrument, and is backed by an industry-leading two-year warranty.



For more information, please contact Lenox Instrument Company, Inc., 265 Andrews Road, Trevose, PA 19053-3427 USA;  Tel: 1-800-356-1104 or 215-322-9990; Fax: 215-322-6126; E-mail: sales@lenoxinst.com;  Web: www.lenoxinst.com.



Note:  Celebrating 90 years, Lenox Instrument Company has been serving the defense, power generation, and industrial markets by solving their most challenging, and often, hostile remote image acquisition.  Located outside Philadelphia, in Bucks County PA, Lenox is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of premier Remote Vision Instruments (R.V.I.) Lenox offers a full line of borescopes, videoscopes, and light sources.  Lenox also manufactures FireSight™, our exclusive line of high temperature boiler and furnace camera systems.  All Lenox products are factory-serviced and backed by industry-leading warranties.

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