Your hearth lining is one of the most critical areas of your production, and investing in proven technology to reduce operating cost and increase productivity is a must in your business plan. Since developing the freeze lining technology based on the unique HotPressed™ Brick process more than 40 years ago, GrafTech HotPressed™ Refractory System has the only hearth system that is proven to support higher productivity and lower operating cost during the longest campaigns.
An excellent investment that will pay for itself many times over during the life of the furnace. The GrafTech™ refractory lining has proven to be a major factor for reliability and safety. While other carbon and graphite hearth linings are generally designed to wear at certain rate each year, and therefore dictates the end of the campaign, the GrafTech™ lining is designed to completely prevent wear. This is what differentiates GrafTech from the conventional carbon refractory suppliers today. Many of the world's leading steel and ferroalloy producers are realizing the value of GrafTech™ refractory products.
Pirson Refractories, the European installation experts, and Graftech can provide all furnace operators a unique offer in case of lining disasters:
- 1st assessment within 24 hours after being contacted
- Engineering starting within 24 hours
- Repair scenario fully available within 48 hours!
This offer is made possible by the Pirson Refractories unsurpassed ability to react quickly from any of their many offices in Europe and GrafTech keeping a large emergency inventory in Holland. Short delivery time combined with professional advice, project management, and experienced field personnel ensure safety and minimum down time.
The GrafTech emergency inventory in Europe includes the following unique refractories:
- NMA HotPressed™ Carbon Bricks
- NMD HotPressed™ Semigraphite Bricks
- C34™ Cement
- RP4™ Ram
- EZRam™ RP10 Ramming Paste
- Smart Ram® RP20 Ramming Paste
- GR37™ Grout

For further information about this offer, call or email Pirson, 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year via email or phone:
Email: smartrepair@pirsonholland.nl
Phone: +31 (0) 251 27 24 12
http://www.pirsonrefractories.nl
Satisfied customers include:
- Salzgitter BF C in Germany
- SSAB BF 4 in Sweden
- Carsid BF 4 in Belgium
- Arcelor-Mittal Vanderbijlpark BF C in South Africa