Russian-Made Steel-Casting Systems and Refractory Production Facilities at the NPP “Vulkan-TM”1

This article describes the latest advances at the “Vulkan-TM” Scientific-Industrial Association in the production of steel-casting systems and equipment for the secondary treatment of steel. It covers the main stages in the development of the company’s innovative technologies, including a discussion of the advantages and design features of its state-of-the-art slide gates and equipment that protects steel from secondary oxidation. Special attention is given to the direction of its refractories business and the most recent progress in that area.