BATEMAN, through its subsidiary Bateman Titaco (Pty) Ltd, is a leader
in the design and construction of processing facilities for the production
of ferroalloys. With the largest reference list for this type of project
in Southern Africa, its ferroalloy processing know-how includes smelting,
upgrading of ore, pollution control, raw-materials handling, metal casting,
product handling, smelter utilities, sludge treatment, handling and
remelting of fines and extracting metal from slag.
BATEMAN’s well proven alternating current (AC)
smelting process has been installed on some of the latest and largest
ferroalloy plants worldwide with the lowest production costs, e.g. Hernic,
Assmang Chrome and SA Chrome.
The electrode system for closed submerged-arc furnaces
is a core BATEMAN technology in these new installations. This specialised
range of equipment for AC smelting offered by BATEMAN now includes the
Söderberg electrode holders for medium and large furnaces, an electrode
holder utilising prebaked carbon electrodes, a specialised, long-life
freeze-lining for furnaces, reliable extra-heavy-duty post-taphole equipment
and operator-training software.
For the processing of fine ores and metals, BATEMAN’s
direct-current (DC) arc technology offers the possibility of accurate
process control and relative independence of the power input in relation
to the type of feed material. DC technology enables the recovery of
value from manganese wastes, stainless- steel and steel-plant dusts
and further development is underway in collaboration with Mintek for
ferronickel smelting, zinc fuming and base-metals processing.
Ongoing improvement of the metal from-slag recovery
expertise, based on BATEMAN’s Apic jig technology, ensures market
leadership. New and proven fines-beneficiation techniques, integrated
into the systems currently being delivered, enhance recoveries and facilitate
effluent treatment.
The project management and support services offered
includes bankable documents, process development, design and detail
engineering, procurement, manufacture, equipment supply, erection and
commissioning and they are carried out on a turnkey, managed contract
or partnering basis.
For more information, please contact George Farmer,
General Manager, Bateman Ferrous, on +27-11-899-2531 or email ferroalloys@batemanengineering.com
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