PRODUCTS

MELT SHOP EQUIPMENT

With more than 30 years of experience, Reichard Industries LLC is a leader in heavy equipment manufacturing, primarily for Steel Mill melting facilities. Whatever your needs, you can come to Reichard Industries to obtain customized equipment solutions to maximize your facility’s capabilities.

Whether you require equipment for large or small projects, Reichard Industries is here to serve you. Learn more about the equipment that we provide below.

What kind of melt shop equipment does Reichard Industries make?

  • Teeming and Transfer Ladles.
  • Clam-Shell Scrap Buckets.
  • Tundishes.
  • Hot Metal, Torpedo, Cars
  • AOD and BOF Vessels.
  • EAF Shells
  • Lifting Bails and Laminated J-Hooks.

No matter how large your requirements, we have the equipment, facilities and experience to supply many of your manufacturing requirements. Our 150,000-ft2 of manufacturing space excels in all aspects of the manufacturing process. From the beginning stage, our engineers can design your new equipment, to our plant specialists who perform all aspects of the manufacturing process in-house.

Contact Reichard Industries for more information about your fabrication requirements
If you would like to discuss how we can help you meet your heavy equipment needs, contact us today at Reichard Industries and we will be happy to answer any questions that you have. Our team of experienced manufacturers and industry experts is the go-to source when you need specialized melt shop equipment.

BLAST FURNACES AND EQUIPMENT

Blast furnaces are a common sight at integrated steel mills, producing the familiar heat and glow that comes from converting iron-ore into molten iron. When you need blast furnace equipment manufactured for your facility, trust in the 30 years of experience and expertise here at Reichard Industries.

Blast Furnace Bell Overlay

Our team specializes in high-quality equipment including:

  • Large Bells and Hoppers welded with various hard-surfacing materials
  • Small Bells and Hoppers both cast with high hardness materials and welded with various hard-surfacing materials
  • Revolving Distributors
  • Rotating Hoppers
  • Receiving Hoppers
  • Gas Seal Fabrication
  • Water-cooled Hearth and Iron-Notch Sections
  • Stack Shell, Bosh, and Tuyere Sections
  • Small and Large Bell Rod Components
  • Skip Tubs
  • Ductwork Fabrication

This equipment can be manufactured to your needs and specifications.
Speak to a professional from Reichard Industries for more information.

Our team specializes in high-quality equipment including:

  • Large Bells and Hoppers welded with various hard-surfacing materials
  • Small Bells and Hoppers both cast with high hardness materials and welded with various hard-surfacing materials
  • Revolving Distributors
  • Rotating Hoppers
  • Receiving Hoppers
  • Gas Seal Fabrication
  • Water-cooled Hearth and Iron-Notch Sections
  • Stack Shell, Bosh, and Tuyere Sections
  • Small and Large Bell Rod Components
  • Skip Tubs
  • Ductwork Fabrication

This equipment can be manufactured to your needs and specifications. Speak to a professional from Reichard Industries for more information.

 

Why should I work with Reichard Industries for Blast Furnace Equipment?

Blast Furnaces operate 24-hours a day, 365-days a year. When an unexpected or even planned downturn occurs, we have the flexibility to quickly react to your needs. Our facilities operate 24-hours a day to get you back and running.

In addition, we are always looking for ways to make your equipment last longer. For example, we work closely with hard-surfacing suppliers to improve the life and performance of bell and hoppers to help increase the duration between outages.

Work with Reichard Industries today

For more information about our blast furnace equipment or to begin working with us, contact our professionals at Reichard Industries today. We look forward to answering any questions you have about our services.

Blast Furnace Tilted Distributor
Blast Furnace Gas Seal

TRANSFER CARS

Increase productivity with high-quality transfer cars from Reichard Industries

For more than 30 years, Reichard Industries has designed and manufactured transfer cars for the Steel Industry. Transfer cars are necessary to move extremely heavy equipment or materials throughout Steel Mill Facilities. Common uses for transfer cars such as Hot Metal Cars include the transfer of molten materials between a Blast Furnace and BOF facility. Other types of transfer cars such as Ladle Transfer Cars move ladles between crane bays.

We specialize in the following types of transfer cars:

  • Hot Metal Cars (Torpedo Cars)
  • Ladle Transfer Cars
  • Scrap Bucket Transfer Cars
  • Slag Pot Transfer Cars
  • Slab Transfer Cars

 

Why choose Reichard Industries to build or rebuild your transfer cars?

With more than 30 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, Reichard Industries understands the design, safety and function necessary to make transfer cars that will improve your efficiency and stay operational for years to come. In addition, we offer an economical solution to simply replacing an existing transfer car. On many occasion, we rebuild an older transfer car at a fraction of the cost of a new car with the same life expectancy. We can also modify existing transfer cars to suit customer specifications.

When you are transporting heavy or dangerous materials, you must be certain that your equipment can stand up to the job. No one is better suited than Reichard Industries.

Work with Reichard Industries today to get transfer cars for your facility

Contact us today to discuss your transfer car needs. Our professional team will be happy to speak with you about how we can aid with your transfer car needs.

 

Reichard Industries Custom Machining
Why choose Reichard Industries for custom machine fabrication?
We have the flexibility to control all aspects of the manufacturing process at our facilities to create equipment and items of all sizes and specifications. Our talented staff works closely with you to ensure that we meet all of your company’s needs. With decades of experience in working with a variety of clients throughout North America, no fabrication is too large for us to manufacture

CUSTOM MACHINE FABRICATION SERVICES

Get the machinery you need, custom manufactured for your facility
Customized fabrication services including:
  • Steel plate burnouts ranging in thickness from ½” to 8”, ASTM A36, A204 and A516-70.
  • Plate forming with 1,500-ton Break-Press. Call for thickness and width capabilities.
  • Plate rolling with Bertsch Rolls. Call for thickness and width capabilities.
  • Heavy steel plate fabrications up to 75-tons.
  • Stress-relieving Furnace, 25’-0 wide x 25’-0” long x 16’-0” high (1400-°F).
  • Extensive machining capabilities with our wide range of Lathes, Vertical Boring Mills up to 25’-0” diameter, and both table and floor Horizontal Boring Mills.
  • Sand-blasting and painting.
Contact Reichard Industries today to begin with these services

For more information about Reichard Industries’ custom machine fabrication services or to get started on working with us, please contact us today. Work with a team of fabrication experts to get the customized solutions you need.