• reduced productivity of the melting unit
• increased consumption of refractory material
• increased absorption of detrimental gases

A ladle furnace is the perfect solution to avoid such disadvantages. SMS Demag and SMS Mevac have been building ladle furnaces for several decades. More than 200 plants installed in EAF and BOF steel making plants, with heat sizes of up to 400 tons, have proven the superiority of the ladle furnace over other concepts.