Siemens to supply compact vacuum degassing plant to Jailaxmi Casting

Jailaxmi Casting & Alloys Pvt Ltd an Indian steelmaker, has awarded Siemens VAI Metals Technologies, India an order to supply a 35 tonne vacuum degassing plant to its production plant in Aurangabad.

The new degassing plant will be able to process around 110,000 tonnes of liquid steel per annum.

Siemens will design and supply the entire mechanical and electrical equipment for the vacuum degassing plant. This includes the vacuum tank, the cover structure, including a simplified lifting device for the shop crane, the gas cooler and the vacuum filter. The plant will be driven by a mechanical vacuum pump.