110" H x 114" W RAD-CON WIRE BELL ANNEALING FURANCE

Including:

- Equipment type: High convection, bell-type annealing furnaces and bases.

- Brand: RAD-CON

- Quantities: 4 bases + 4 furnaces

- Year Built: Various (1970-1997) - Upgrades: New Automation System in 2013

- Application: Spheroidize Annealing of hot-rolled alloy steel wire rod for

Cold-Heading Quality (CHQ) used for manufacturing of fasteners

- Fuel: Natural Gas - Protective Atmosphere: Nitrogen, HN, or Purified

Exothermic

- Electrical: 115/460 Vac, 1Ph/3Ph, 60 Hz

- Usable charge size: 2900 mm diameter x 2800 mm high

- Crane required: 7.5 ton with 7m hook-to-floor (plus 1.8m trench)

- Reference charge (alambre): 2.4 ton/vela x 9 velas = 21.6 tons - Reference

charge (alambron): 3.75 ton/vela x 3 velas = 11.25 tons

- Reference charge (AVERAGE): 14.8 tons

- Average start-to-start cycle time: 28 hours (using reference 50%/50%

alambre/alambron, and 50%/50% spheroidizeCHQ/soft anneal)

- Facility productivity (dark finish): 1,500 tons/month (using reference

50%/50% alambre/alambron, and 50%/50% spheroidizeCHQ/soft anneal)