The new torpedo car was handed over to the blast furnace operation at a ceremony held at the voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH plant.
The torpedo car is used to transport the molten pig iron produced in the blast furnace to the steelworks without any loss of heat.
The project began with the award of the contract by voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH to CEC GmbH in April 2017.
Less than a year later, manufacture of the vehicle was complete. It was dispatched from the production plant on 30 January 2018 and arrived at the steelworks in Donawitz at 8.20 a.m. on 06.02.2018.
We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to all those involved in the project - voestalpine Stahl Donawitz GmbH; - UNEX a.s. and the first-class CEC team - for their excellent collaboration.
Torpedo car technical data:
• Unladen weight: 220 t
• Load capacity: 185 t
• Length: 35.6 m
• Number of axles: 20
• Tube diameter: 2.9 m
• Permitted speed within the plant: 15 km/h
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