Until today, wire annealing furnaces were almost exclusively heated directly with cold air burners. In most cases, several cold air burners are installed in the individual zones and the furnace temperature is controlled by proportional operation of these burners.
The Künne Stahldrahtwerk in Hemer has now ordered a new furnace with an innovative design. Highly efficient WS REKUMAT® burners of different design and inputs will comprise the heating system. Thanks to the FLOX® technology, all burners are capable of being operated with natural gas as well as hydrogen with very high efficiency and lowest emissions.
With this new project, the Künne Group is continuing its comprehensive commitment to environmental protection while investing in the long-term future of its plant portfolio. Due to the decades of experience at WS Wärmeprozesstechnik GmbH with feed gases containing hydrogen as well as the patented FLOX® technology, it is possible to design modern heating systems that are already today prepared for the future with alternative fuels.
Rexnord Kette GmbH and WS have successfully modernized a belt furnace, reducing the furnace's CO2 emissions by 35%. In addition to new burners with maximum energy efficiency, the optimization of the operating mode also contributes to the CO2 reduction.
Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minsiter Winfried Kretschmann visits WS in Renningen to find out about activities in the field of hydrogen. In addition to the production of green hydrogen from biogas and decentralized ammonia cracking, the high-ranking visit also focuses on the highly efficient and low-emission industrial burners manufactured by WS.
The new research field of thermal process technology is dedicated to the goal of defossilizing high-temperature processes above 1,000 °C. While some processes are flexible enough to be heated with renewable electricity, climate-neutral fuels will be necessary for many applications in the future.
Continuous and recently even particularly strong increases in sales figures prove that the REGEMAT® 250 is the new gold standard for modern strip galvanizing lines. Customers are impressed by the lowest NOx values with maximum efficiency as well as its future viability thanks to its outstanding suitability for operation with hydrogen.
The WS Group is looking forward to an exciting and successful year 2024. We are expecting the completion and commissioning of several pioneering investments. On the product side, our customers can also look forward to various innovations and further developments that will make a decisive contribution to their success in achieving true sustainability.
Sustainability and efficiency were the key objectives in the design of thyssenkrupp's state-of-the-art hot-dip coating line FBA 10. COO Dr. Heike Denecke-Arnold and Dr. Clemens Trachternach, Team Leader FBA 10, provide an exciting insight into the various parts of the ultra-modern line.
