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Blast Furnaces Manufacturers and Suppliers

IQS Directory is a top industrial directory listing of leading industrial blast furnace manufacturers and suppliers. Access our comprehensive index to review and source blast furnace manufacturers with preview ads and detailed product descriptions. These blast furnace companies can design, engineer and manufacture blast furnaces to your specifications and application need. A quick and easy to use request for quote form is provided for you to contact these blast furnace manufacturers and suppliers. Each company has detailed profile information, locations, phone number, website links, product videos and product information defined. Read customer reviews and product specific news articles. We are the right resource for your information requirement whether its for a manufacturer of coal blast furnaces, steel blast furnaces, industrial blast furnaces.

  • Wixom, MI 248-624-8191

    For over 100 years, AFC-Holcroft has offered atmosphere based heat treating equipment built to the highest standards for quality. Our extensive product range includes universal batch systems, mesh belt and cast link belt furnaces, continuous pusher furnaces, roller hearth and rotary hearth furnaces, walking beam furnaces, austempering systems, atmosphere generators, aluminum processing equipment and more. ISO 9001:2015 certified.

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  • Round Lake, IL 847-546-8225

    Our gas furnaces are among the best in the industry! We are dedicated to providing an ever-improving manufacturing process in order to make the very best furnaces possible. It is our goal to offer excellent customer service in every new encounter in hopes of turning first time customers into lifelong friendships. For more information on what we can do for you, visit our website today or get in touch with our staff via email or phone today!

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  • Terryville, CT 860-582-4201

    Furnace Source is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial furnaces. Furnace Source offers custom manufacturing, remanufacturing, engineering capabilities, and research and development capabilities. Manufactured products include sintering furnaces, vacuum furnaces, and medical process equipment.

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  • Maumee, OH 800-537-8980

    Surface Combustion offers a diverse product offering for batch and continuous furnace designs for atmosphere, nonatmosphere or vacuum processing of ferrous and/or nonferrous components/materials. Surface also produces the industry's most popular endothermic and exothermic gas atmosphere generators.

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  • Tulsa, OK 918-836-4800

    Thermal Specialties provides comprehensive solutions to meet our customer’s needs. From industrial furnaces to heat treating furnaces, Thermal Specialties is the single-source provider for high-temperature thermal processing applications. We offer comprehensive heat treat solutions to achieve the desired metal property for any application.

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Blast Furnaces Industry Information

Blast Furnaces

Blast furnaces are large towers or cylinders that have a heat-resistant lining. These furnaces force gusts of hot air and gases up through the furnace load. As air is pushed into the furnace from the bottom, ore, fuel, and limestone are pushed in through the top. This allows the chemical reaction to occur as the ore, fuel, and limestone move down the cylinder. The result is molten metal and slag at the bottom of the furnace, while flue gases move upward and exit through the top of the blast furnace. A benefit of blast furnaces is how relatively inexpensive they are when it comes to operating and maintaining the equipment.

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Applications of Blast Furnaces

Blast furnaces are used for smelting industrial metals, a process used in the production of steel and iron. They can be used to extract iron from iron ore, converting it into liquid iron, which is then used to make steel, as well as for other smelting procedures and for processing lead, copper, and other types of metals, which are eventually shaped into beams, billets, or slabs. In general, blast furnaces are used for various heat treatments of materials. Heat treating adds significant value to metal products, especially those made of steel and nonferrous materials, by imparting specific properties to the parts. These properties are often critical to the proper function of the parts.

Blast Furnace Design and Function

Blast furnaces are made with several kinds of heat-resistant (refractory) elements to withstand long-term use. The enclosed space within them holds the materials, gas, or air being heated until the desired temperature is reached. The materials used are brought to the top of the cylinder using a conveyor belt. Temperatures within the cylinders can range from 1600ºF to 2300ºF. They can come with varying temperature control options or be set for a single temperature, depending on the process for which the furnace will be used. The shape and design of the structure allows for easy control of the temperature within the cylinders. When needed, oil, tar, natural gas, coal, and oxygen can be added to increase productivity.