First Domestically-Produced Furnace Transformer Unveiled in Iran

“The country's first submerged arc furnace transformer was built in Semnan Province and in Aria Transfo Industrial Group, relying on domestic power,” Chairman of Semnan province’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Farajollah Memari said in an unveiling ceremony in the early March.

The Submerged Arc Furnace Transformer is a unique type of industrial electric arc furnace transformer that is specifically engineered to produce phosphorus and other related chemical products.

Memari considered the construction of the transformer as an important step to complete the chain of steel industry, basic industries and ferrosilicon and ferroalloy industries in the country, noting, “This transformer was designed and produced for the first time in the country and in this knowledge-based industrial plant.”

Stating that the design and construction of this transformer needs high technology and high-level know-how, he continued, “The self-sufficiency of the country's ferrosilicon and ferroalloy industry depends on the production of this transformer which was previously imported from foreign countries.”

“The production of this transformer prevents the annual exit of at least five million euros from the country,” he added.

“Given the high quality of the product, the ground has been laid for exports of this product to the global markets,” the chairman of the Semnan chamber further said.

“Previously, this industrial plant needed to import 40 million dollars worth of braided wire annually, but nlow, not only Semnan Province's need for braided wire has been supplied by this plant, but also a significant portion of the country's needs has also been met here,” Memari continued.

Minimizing the finished product price, reduction in the supply time of raw materials, and reducing the need for working capital, etc. are among the advantages of this new product.

Saying that the braided wire production process in Shahmirzad District in Semnan province has already started since the beginning of winter, he said, “Currently, the annual production capacity of 2,000 tons of braided wire has been created in Semnan province.”

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