Tap-Hole
In a blast furnace, the molten metal produced is tapped through a hole situated at the bottom of the furnace’ hearth called the tap-hole. This area of a blast furnace is critical to the casting operations and needs dedicated refractories.
Tap-hole clay manufacturer for over 40 years, Calderys will put its experience and expertise to work for you with customized tap-hole clay options, to optimize the 3 main operations of a blast-furnace: plugging, opening and casting operations.
Calderys plays with its deep understanding of the different components: aggregates / additives / binders to design the tap hole clay you need.