Steel

By partnering with Linde, you can continuously improve productivity, quality and efficiency through environmentally conscious applications in the steel industry

Striking the right balance between profitability and competitiveness is no easy task for steel producers. What is needed is constant vigilance in the areas of fuel consumption, resource management, efficiency, productivity and quality. We offer dedicated applications for all steps in the process chain of a steel plant, from iron and steel production to metal processing and heat treatment. Whether your raw material is ore or scrap, our solutions provide you with demonstrable efficiency gains. Linde helps you meet these challenges with innovative industrial gas applications.

With REBOX®, Linde Gas offers a cost and time-saving solution to increase production capacity and flexibility

Restructuring of business operations or production activities, or higher sales volumes and turnover fluctuations are facts that require more production capacity and flexibility. In the future, international environmental protection policies will require drastic reductions in emissions such as CO2 and NOx.

Increased capacity and simultaneous emission reduction with lower specific costs ?

With REBOX® technology, this is no contradiction. This information will give you an overview of the possible applications and background of oxy-fuel combustion in reheating furnaces. We also offer an evaluation of your processes and furnace installations with a view to strengthening your market position.

Oxy-fuel has no nitrogen ballast

With REBOX®, Linde Gas offers a cost- and time-saving solution for increasing production capacity and flexibility. In both existing and new furnace installations, the specific cost per ton heated can be reduced and emissions reduced. Kilns with REBOX® Oxy-Fuel systems achieve the following objectives:

• Increasing throughput (t/h) by up to 50%
• Reduction of fuel consumption by up to 50%
• Corresponding CO2 emissions reduction of up to 50%
• NOx emissions lower than 70 mg/MJ

Operational readiness with process guarantee

Linde GmbH has supplied nearly 80 REBOX® Oxy-Fuel systems for reheating furnaces since 1991. The systems in batch and continuous furnaces have proven themselves for rolling mills and forges, as well as for annealing treatments under production conditions. Based on the extensive experience gained from 80 reference plants with oxyfuel combustion, Linde can now offer solutions with minimal project risks and downtime, including turnkey delivery with full liability and process guarantee.

Redefining the reheating process

Our project managers and application engineers are always available for presentations on REBOX®. Upon request, we will perform an evaluation of your reheating furnaces and annealing processes together with you. Restructuring of business or production activities or an increase in sales volume, as well as fluctuations in turnover, are facts that require more production capacity and flexibility. In the future, international environmental protection policies will demand drastic reductions in emissions such as CO2 and NOx.