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April 4, 2006 — Gerdau Ameristeel has awarded Danieli Centro Met the order for a new 110-ton electric arc furnace to be installed at the company’s Jacksonville plant.

The state-of-the-art 6.5-meter diameter shell eccentric bottom tapping (EBT) EAF will feature current-conducting arms, single-point roof lift and swiveling system, and fast-operating hydraulic movements.

The EAF will be equipped with a complete chemical energy package, consisting of sidewall oxygen, gas, and carbon injection HiJet systems, together with lime injection. The main supply will include a highly efficient dropout chamber for completion of carbon monoxide combustion. Danieli will also supply an in-line fume quench tower to minimize water cooled sections in the fume duct system by means of a modulating air-water spraying system.

An advanced Danieli HiReg system for electrode regulation and foamy slag control will also be included as part of the automation and electrical control package.

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