Rotary Hearth Furnace

Rotary Hearth Furnaces for billet/blooms re-heating features high capacity and optimum temperature uniformity. The unique combination of mechanical, refractory and combustion systems allows for top performances in terms of product quality and environmental sustainability – the perfect match for pipe mills.

Tenova Italimpianti have designed and installed some of the largest-diameter and highest capacity rotary hearth furnaces in the world. The experience gained after many years of installations and by technical services at customer’s facilities, allow the Tenova’s experts to provide for reliable solutions for those challenges typical of rotary hearth furnaces such as hearth cleaning/removal of scale, refractory hearth wearing and many other criticalities of big dimension rotary hearth furnaces.

The modular design of rotating hearth structure and relevant mechanics ensures the quick and easy installation as well as smooth and effective mechanical alignment.

Handling system latest solutions controlled by the advanced automation systems provides for sturdy equipment able to perform a precise positioning of billet/bloom on the hearth and a precise rotation.

Above features assure smooth operation and easy maintenance, high final product quality and enhanced sustainability.

The continuous improvement of the process and equipment, assures the maximum furnace flexibility to cope with the specific requirements of the Hot Rolling Mills for Pipes.

The best heating performances are achieved combining the latest advancements process control as well as advanced burner technology.

In recent years, the proven reliability of Tenova Furnaces is combined to a new generation of advanced features to shift the Furnace into a high technological production unit. The Digital Solutions, New algorithms and Innovative AI models for enhanced process control and proactive management of the assets assure an increased sustainability and profitability of the furnace system.