Furnotherm has successfully completed the reconstruction of a 250 tpd glass container furnace for Beta Glass in Nigeria.
The project was completed by the Furnotherm team in 48 days, a record amount of time for the company.
BDF Industries supplied the furnace design and equipment.
The scope of work included:
Refractories: demolition and reinstallation of 2,000 MT of refractories, including hot sealing.Steel: dismantling, modification, and reinstallation of approximately 90 tons of steel structures.Furnace equipment installation:
installation of exhaust draught system, dampers, batch chargers, boosters, probes, cameras, and cooling tower relocation.Working end and forehearth equipment:
installation of gas reduction units, blowers, burners along with combustion and cooling skids.Utilities: replacement of old water lines with stainless steel across 26 circuits, and new air and gas pipelines for the working end.Combustion and cooling air ducting:
fabrication and erection of combustion/cooling ducts, nozzles, skew ducts, blowers, and fans for five forehearths.Electrical works: installation of MCC panels, cabling, trays, and instrumentation for furnace, working end, and forehearths.Heat-up and cullet filling.
Furnotherm said: “[We give] our sincere thanks to the Beta Glass team, especially Mr Jagdish Agarwal (COO), for their trust, guidance, and technical expertise that were key to the project’s success.
“We also appreciate the valuable support from BDF Industries in the successful commissioning of the project.”