The tilt drive is an essential component in converter steelmaking, providing precise, safe, and efficient tilting control. The tilt drives have the main task of tilting BOF and AOD converters into the charging, tapping, and sampling positions. A well-made tilt drive exceeds the basic function of just turning the vessel: It provides superior process control, reliability and maintainability. SMS group tilt drives can be seamlessly integrated in a Genius CM® condition monitoring system in order to require even less attention by plant maintenance personnel.
Customer challenges addressed
- Advanced gear design and optional case hardening of bull gear result in higher safety and smaller footprint
- Highly customizable for tilting speed, acceleration, arrangement, etc.
- Higher tilting speeds and acceleration increase productive time by approx. 250h per year and converter
- Higher acceleration reduces carry over slag during BOF tapping
- Superior availability reduces maintenance cost and provides unsurpassed operational stability