Hot Work Repair

Hot Work Repair
 
 

Frazier-Simplex, Inc. offers "Hot Work" repairs for furnaces and forehearths—performing essential maintenance without requiring a full furnace shutdown.

Our hot repair services include:

  • Complete replacement of furnace doghouse sidewall blocks

  • Overcoating of furnace sidewall blocks and throat areas

  • Advancing and replacement of electrodes in furnace bottoms and sidewalls

  • Freezing forehearths to enable mid-campaign repairs

  • Repair of refractory substructure and superstructure

  • Hot drilling for electrodes, bubblers, and thermocouples

  • Furnace audits using visual and thermographic inspections

Our skilled personnel can handle projects ranging from mantle block replacements to throat repairs. With in-house engineering expertise, we design necessary steel and refractory modifications to support repairs, while our machine shop expedites fabrication of custom steel components. We also collaborate with trusted suppliers to ensure proper materials for each application.

Let Frazier-Simplex assist you with your next hot repair to minimize downtime and maximize furnace performance.