In the open-hearth furnace shop capital repair of the second charging machine, serving the double-hearth furnace and the second open-hearth furnace, which provide melting of one-third fraction of the total amount of Zaporizhstal steel, has come to an end. Within the scope of the planned works major repairs of all the metal structures of the machine with replacement of defective parts have been fulfilled. Repair of all electric and mechanical equipment with partial replacement of the worn out units for new ones has been done and other repair and renewal operations were accomplished. Specialists from the design office of the Chief Mechanic Department, Shop for Repair of Metallurgical Equipment — 1, Shop for Repair of Electrical Equipment of Metallurgical Shops and also the contract organization SMU (constructing and mounting organization) of “Zaporozhstalstroy-1” took an active part in the major repairs.
