Bellows and machine protection
specialist, Beakbane has supplied
special folding covers, capable of
withstanding splashes of molten steel,
to the newly revitalised Redcar iron
and steel plant.

The covers are used on the
continuous casting line – where
molten steel is poured into special
cooled moulds to produce a
continuous strip of solid steel. They
perform a critical role, protecting the
lifting mechanism on the tundish car
that helps control the flow of molten
steel from the ladle to the tundish – a
holding vessel which ensures a steady
flow of molten steel into the mould.

Beakbane worked with the
previous owners of the plant to
design a special design of folding
cover using a heatproof aluminised
glass cloth and incorporating a steel
scissor control mechanism to ensure
that it could move freely with the
tundish car.