Mining and Steel Industry
The mining and steel market is one of the most important and strategic in the world, as it involves the extraction, processing, transportation, and marketing of metallic and non-metallic ores such as iron, copper, gold, bauxite, coal, among others, which are basic inputs in the production of steel and other important metallurgical products.
However, the mining and steel industries, in addition to competition from local and international companies, also face several challenges such as technological innovation, environmental regulation, sustainability, and circularity. In addition, the segment is affected by external factors, such as the dynamics of supply and demand for minerals and steel, which are influenced by economic growth, urbanization, industrialization, and the country’s infrastructure.
In order to remain competitive, in addition to investments in research and development, quality, and safety, it is essential that industries in the sector maintain continuous improvement in the efficiency of their production processes.
In these scenarios, OMEL is the right partner as it offers a complete line of equipment and systems that deliver excellent cost/benefit and meet the needs of the sector’s various applications with excellent performance.
Main applications
- Priming of pumps and systems.
- Unloading of tanks and vehicles transporting sensitive liquids
- In the transport and recirculation of thermal fluids
- Industrial collector wells
- Depletion of mines and galleries
- Removing water from basements
- Transfer of liquids containing suspended solids
- Effluent treatment
- Instantaneous flow measurement of liquids and gases
- In the blowing of furnaces in direct reduction plants
- In the flow control of ore slurries and other solids-laden fluids
- Rotary filters
