CISDI has delivered an innovative new torpedo ladle car to a steel plant in Brazil.

Designed with a compact structure and weighing 350 tonnes, the new-model torpedo ladle car, which features a large ladle-tilting torque, has been successfully hot-commissioned and has greatly improved the plant’s travel and transport capacities.

The torpedo ladle was installed and put into operation without interrupting production, has achieved requirements and met the demands of the customer’s working conditions.

A spokesperson for the Brazilian company commended CISDI’s team efforts at every stage, from design to procurement and quality control.

“We needed some of the components to be manufactured in compliance with American standards and the whole block’s manufacture was very challenging for us,” added the spokesperson. “CISDI’s diligent team helped us to solve the problem on schedule and with a high quality result.”

It is one of sixteen torpedo ladle cars for the Brazilian company.