Abstract: The invention relates to a clay gun machine cannon (10) for metallurgical furnaces having a pressure cylinder (11) for receiving the plugging mass (13) and a compaction ram (14) for pressing the plugging mass (13) out of a mouthpiece (19) of the pressure cylinder pressed to the tapping hole of the furnace, wherein the pressure cylinder (11) has a cylinder liner having a wear sleeve assembly (18) inserted in the cylinder liner which is made of at least one insert sleeve made of a welded plate section.

Abstract: The invention relates to a clay gun machine cannon (10) for metallurgical furnaces having a pressure cylinder (11) for receiving the plugging mass (13) and a compaction ram (14) for pressing the plugging mass (13) out of a mouthpiece (19) of the pressure cylinder pressed to the tapping hole of the furnace, wherein the pressure cylinder (11) has a cylinder liner having a wear sleeve assembly (18) inserted in the cylinder liner which is made of at least one insert sleeve made of a welded plate section.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tapping channel (1) for draining iron and metal melts and liquid slags from metallurgical containers such as blast furnaces (2) and melt furnaces. The tapping channel (1) is formed by an outer pipe (3) and an inner pipe (4) disposed therein in an axially displaceable manner, wherein the outer pipe (3) is rigidly connected to the refractory lining (5) of the furnace (2) and wherein both pipes (3, 4) comprise a highly refractory material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for interrupting and restoring the melt stream of iron and metal melts in melt channels, in particular tap hole channels, of blast furnaces and drainage channels of melt furnaces. The method is characterized by a transition of the melt stream in the melt channels to the solidified state through cooling so that the melt stream can be interrupted, and by a melting of the solidified melt and a restoration of the melt stream through heating, in particular for re-establishing tapping of blast furnaces.

Abstract: A handling device for elements of tapping runners on a shaft furnace, in particular for runner covers, the device including a support base arranged on the cast house floor of a blast furnace, laterally of the tapping runner and a frame (14) which is supported by the support base and connected thereto by means of a bearing defining a first axis of rotation, which is essentially vertical and about which the frame can rotate relative to the support base. The device further includes a lifting arm having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion being connected to the frame by means of at least a first rotational joint defining a second axis of rotation, which is essentially horizontal, about which the lifting arm can pivot in order to lower or lift its second end portion.