TAPOJÄRVI – A FRESH START WITH KIROW ST U 60 SLAG POT TRANSPORTERS IN TERNI, ITALY

01.11.2019

Tapojärvi is an active company in stainless steel production and related areas. To date, its main focus has been in Finland, where it works with manufacturers of special steels such as Outokumpu, SSAB and Boliden to name but a few. As part of its expansion, Tapojärvi has taken over the slag processing operations, including liquid slag transport, at Acciai Speciali in Terni, Italy. For this challenging task Tapojärvi relies on Kirow, the European market leader in this field, and has opted for the proven and reliable slag pot transporters of the Slag Taurus U 60 series as part of this new service contract. With this additional job site, Kirow is further expanding its presence and market share in Europe, and also for slag pot transporters with a U-frame design. As a special feature, these transporters offer the possibility to integrate an exchange adapter, allowing these vehicles to transport slag pots with varying geometries and dimensions – in this case, the respective pot volumes are 16 cubic metres and 7 cubic metres. The vehicles’ maximum payload is 75 tonnes with a dead weight of only 48 tonnes. The transporters are very compact with a length of 10.9 metres, a width of 6.6 metres and a height of 4.5 metres. The slag pot transporters are powered by the latest generation of Caterpillar diesel engines, which produce 300 hp (224 kW) and comply with the Tier 5 exhaust emission standard.