The Ladle Metallurgical Station (LMS)

All heats of steel produced at CMC Steel Texas are processed at the Ladle Metallurgical Station (LMS) to ensure that steel chemistry meets the applicable standards, as well as specific chemistries required by customers.

Alloy additions are handled by both wire feeding and in bulk, while steel homogenization is achieved through the use of an electro-magnetic stirring coil and porous plug inert gas stirring.

The 20 MVA transformer powering the 14" electrodes of the LMS ensures that every heat of steel reaches the continuous caster at the required casting temperature.