Asset Optimisation Reduces Downtime at Major Steel Manufacturer Recently, Deritend were contacted by a major steel manufacturer after a ESR brush contactor had overheated, burning the support insulation and copper brush tails, urgently requesting the problem to be rectified. The steel manufacturer fitted a new OEM arc head assembly, and after approximately 16 melts this head also overheated causing insulation and copper tail failure, Deritend were asked to rebuild a new head with new manufactures components and an original head frame and incorporated new temperature sensors.As part of our continuous service, an inspection process was proposed & requested for Deritend to inspect the furnace. This inspection took place after every 16 melts (based on the original breakdown time) and a report

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