OREANDA-NEWS. January 17, 2012. OMZ-Special Steels, part of OMZ Group, has launched the brand new heating furnace №31 of №47 fabrication department.

During the modernization automation of heating was carried out alongside replacement of the burners and application of new thermal insulation materials. As a result of modernization furnace productivity increased 20%, natural gas consumption was reduced 40% and accuracy of performance desired temperature increased.

Modernization of the furnace was held by CJSC SoyuzTeploStroy-St. Peterburg, CJSC Outpost-management was selected project manager. The total volume of investment constituted 84 million roubles.

Technical re-equipping of furnace №31 at OMZ-Special Steels was implemented within the framework of a comprehensive project of modernization of heating furnaces of №47 fabrication department. In 2010, in accordance with the project furnace №32 was upgraded. Currently the works are held at furnace №27. The company also plans to hold modernization of furnace №30. The modernization of furnaces is implemented to ensure the effectiveness of OMZ-Special Steels’s unique Automatic forging plants AKK-6000 ts and AKK -12 000 ts.

OMZ Group is one of the leading heavy industry companies specializing in engineering, production, sales and service support of equipment for nuclear, oil and gas, mining industries, as well as special steel production and industrial services. OMZ Group’s facilities are located in Russia and Czech Republic. The Group is controlled by Gazprombank.