CMC Steel Texas... The Electric Arc Furnace; A constant flow

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The Electric Arc Furnace (EAF): A Constant Flow

The CMC Steel Texas melt shop operates an Eccentric Bottom Tapping, AC current electric arc furnace with a 22' shell diameter, powered by an 80 MVA transformer, 24" diameter electrodes, tapping 120 ton heats with a 15 ton heel remnant.

Other components of the furnace are 5 oxy fuel burners, a lance manipulator with 2 oxygen pipes, carbon injection, a temperature measuring device, and a supersonic lance.

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Commitment to Safety Recognized

Safety is a paramount concern at CMC. No amount of production is worth any amount of personal risk to our people. At all of our facilities, we have well-established Safety Cardinal Rules. Recent safety recognitions include

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2008 SMA Lowest Injury Rate for Minimills in North America; CMC Steel Texas ranked #2.