Delivering the ArcSpec systems during the COVID-19 pandemic

Delivering the ArcSpec systems during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 14, 2021 | ArcSpec, EAF

Though the Covid situation is restricting traveling, we are fortunate to be able to deliver new systems around the world. In this article, we interview Matti Aula who was just in South Korea installing a new ArcSpec system. What kind of procedures you had to go...
Rising trends of EAF steelmaking

Rising trends of EAF steelmaking

Feb 18, 2021 | EAF

There is a clear trend that the European steel industry is changing from the BF-BOF route to EAF based steelmaking to reduce its direct and indirect CO2 emissions. The target is to cut CO2 emissions by 80-95% in 2050 compared to 1990 levels. This transformation causes...
Light emissions in the Electric Arc Furnace

Light emissions in the Electric Arc Furnace

Nov 26, 2020 | ArcSpec, EAF

Figure 1. Sources of light in Electric Arc Furnace. The Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) process is extremely energy-intensive and emits massive amounts of light. These light emissions provide a lot of information about the EAF process and can therefore be used as a control...
Accurate control models for EAF process

Accurate control models for EAF process

Aug 24, 2020 | EAF

Electric arc furnace research has intensified in Finland due to increasing requirements of producing steel with lower CO2 emissions. In order to tackle the challenge of producing green steel, Luxmet is undertaking joint research project AMET with University of...