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Over the last few weeks, many of the critical parts of the electric arc furnace have been moved into place. Read on to see what is happening this week.
Topics: Electric Arc Furnace, Fairfield Tubular Operations, Alabama, EAF
To counter the effects of the Alabama summer heat, some of the biggest tasks have to start at the beginning of the day -- literally.
Topics: Electric Arc Furnace, Fairfield Tubular Operations, Alabama, EAF
For the first time since Steel Talk started, we are able to go into the caster building. There, the crew is working on the foundation and formwork for the caster cooling table.
Topics: Electric Arc Furnace, Fairfield Tubular Operations, Alabama, EAF
It's been a great week at Fairfield! The melt shop works continue to progress on schedule, and the foundation work for the main receiving substation is taking shape quickly as well.
Topics: Electric Arc Furnace, Fairfield Tubular Operations, Alabama, EAF
For every team member working at U. S. Steel Tubular Products, working safely is the most important core value in everything we do. A safety focus traffic signal board was recently installed on the pipe bridge adjacent to the new EAF #1 construction site. This simple tool is a constant reminder to everyone working onsite the importance of working safely. "No one hurt on my shift today" isn't just a saying, but a goal we all strive to achieve every single day.
Topics: Electric Arc Furnace, Fairfield Tubular Operations, Alabama, EAF, Safety
As we wrap up the month of June, we turn our focus back to the bag house building. In the photo below, you can see concrete being poured into the formwork to cast the actual stack structure.
Topics: Electric Arc Furnace, Fairfield Tubular Operations, Alabama, EAF
Cooling water pipe has all been laid and the back fill was completed earlier this week. You can see a before and after image of that below:
Topics: Electric Arc Furnace, Fairfield Tubular Operations, Alabama, EAF
As summer is officially here in Fairfield, Alabama, the work around the electric arc furnace is heating up. Here is a look from a time lapse camera that we deployed recently to capture the construction progress at the melt shop.
Topics: Electric Arc Furnace, Fairfield Tubular Operations, Alabama, EAF, Time Lapse
The first week of June has been full of activities at the EAF construction site. At the melt shop, the crew continues their work on setting parts for the tilt platform, while performing additional iron work at the south end. The cranes at the nearby caster bay have also been removed in preparation to start excavation work for the vacuum tank degasser.
Topics: Electric Arc Furnace, Fairfield Tubular Operations, Alabama, EAF
Earlier this week, workers finished installing all of the roof trusses for the melt shop. With the building frame nearly complete, exterior panels will begin making their way on the perimeter of the building.
Topics: Electric Arc Furnace, Fairfield Tubular Operations, Alabama, EAF
