MODERNIZATION OF EXISTING FURNACES OF SPECIAL ELECTROMETALLURGYIS ONE OF THE WAYS OF IMPORT SUBSTITUTION

Abstract

Steel smelting in vacuum arc and induction furnaces is the basis of modern special electrometallurgy. Despite the existing scientific and technical groundwork and the domestic priority of the main developments, a significant part of the existing installations was purchased by import from Western firms. The rapid growth of requirements for the quality of critical metal products requires a significant improvement in the parameters of vacuum melting furnaces. In view of the destruction of the existing ties in modern conditions, the issue of modernizing the existing equipment by
domestic specialists is acute. Particular attention should be paid to improving the efficiency of the vacuum system and process automation of the technological process with organic compatibility of new elements with existing equipment. The deep modernisation of imported vacuum induction furnaces ALD VIM IC 40 and ALD VIM VIDP 400 was carried out by LLC TEK-98, JSC SMK, JSC ChMP.