New Electric Arc Furnace Installation - Update – 16th January 2026
EAF Update - Video Link – Brian Wright, Project Manager, Materials Processing Institute and Gerald Fleissner, INTECO Site Manager - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_p0XGuBKPA&list=PL7TdhGI2b43Ir-QJnlpDJvsDFVZFjLcAY
Last week preparation continued for the installation of the new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) including the removal the existing EAF followed by cleaning and preparation in readiness for the new EAF.
This week we have continued with the preparation phase of the project. A key requirement has been to get the bed plate racks aligned on to the existing base. This has now been completed and securing the bed plates can now be finalised. Specialist instrumentation is needed for this which need to be grouted in.
The EAF installation will then start with the platform being positioned and connected with the tilting cylinder. The hydraulic unit is already in position, and this will be connected with some hydraulic pipelines.
The preparatory work that has continued this week has been vital to enable the installation team to start major activities next week.
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Project Summary
We are investing £2.9m to replace our EAF. This seven-tonne furnace is the only research facility of its kind in the UK and plays a pivotal role in developing the technologies and processes that will enable the next generation of green steel production.
The new and upgraded EAF will provide a cutting-edge facility for developing, testing, and refining advanced green steel technologies under realistic industrial conditions. By bridging the gap between laboratory research and full-scale production, it will support the transition to scalable, sustainable, low-carbon steelmaking backed by existing secondary refining and casting capability to make almost any steel.
More details here - https://www.mpiuk.com/news-details.php?news_id=601
This project is supported with funding from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), through the Foundation Industry Sustainability Consortium’s (FISC) EconoMISER programme. The programme provides access to advanced facilities and specialist expertise to help manufacturers integrate sustainable technologies into their processes.
16 January 2026
