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With over forty years of experience and specialization in the management and maintenance of industrial plants Semat provides its customers with the most complete and competitive services for the steel industry.

In the industry, investing in plant maintenance and process technologies is essential to maintain high levels of safety, productivity, efficiency, and reliability. Semat is aware of this need and its internal competencies, and therefore guarantees a maintenance service that covers every aspect of industrial plants, ensuring constant and proactive support.

We are able to intervene in all phases of the integral production cycle, including the most critical and hard-to-reach sectors, such as sub-bases and under-furnaces. Our experience allows us to tackle even the most complex challenges, ensuring that each plant operates at its maximum potential.

Moreover, our approach is based on continuous performance analysis and the implementation of innovative solutions aimed at improving operational efficiency. Thanks to a team of highly qualified professionals and a constant commitment to training, Semat is dedicated to providing customized solutions that meet the specific needs of clients, thereby helping to optimize operations and ensure lasting results.

Our mission is not only to keep the plants in optimal conditions but also to anticipate the future needs of our clients, creating added value that translates into a competitive advantage in the market.

The main services offered in this area are:

• Mechanical and refractory maintenance of troughs and large troughs for slag/iron, tilting, duck-bill nozzles, hot air ducts, casting fields, pipe racks, torpedo cars, ladles, blast furnaces, and cokery;
• Building maintenance for slag condensation plants and related storage tanks;
• Maintenance and upkeep of the cooling water collection and treatment system for the furnace;
• Reconstruction and refractory lining for electric and gas melting furnaces for steel treatment;
• Demolition and reconstruction of the lining for ladles serving continuous casting, for rolling mill furnaces and heat treatment;
• Adjustment of the coking oven doors;
• Replacement of barrels and reconstruction of large troughs in high wear risk plants;
• Industrial cleaning with a wide range of equipment, including high-power vacuum cleaners, suction excavators, and dust suppression cyclones;
• High-pressure hydro-cleaning;
• Remediation of contaminated sites;
• Equipment rental.

Semat is also capable of handling logistics and transport services such as:

• Loading and transporting raw materials and secondary raw materials;
• Management and storage of slag up to disposal centers with recovery of ferrous materials and steel mill returns;
• Management and mobilization of steel mill sludge, blast furnaces, and rolling.