The thermal heart of the world's first FINMET®
The world's first large-scale FINMET® plant reduced iron ore with four Linde gas heaters: the heart of the process, heating H₂/CO above 800°C. RELANSA is its OEM support channel.
800°C
PROCESS GAS
TECHNOLOGY BY
Linde / Selas-Linde
Steel & Aluminum
01
THE CHALLENGE
Heat huge volumes of reducing gas to extreme temperatures, with materials resisting continuous corrosion and thermal fatigue, in a technology unprecedented at scale.
02
THE SOLUTION
Four Selas-Linde heaters with special high-temperature alloys, low-NOx burners, FEA/CFD-verified design, and commissioning by Linde field engineers.
03
THE IMPACT
Over 20 years of operation. Today RELANSA provides certified inspections, OEM spares and modernization studies to extend the life of these critical Venezuelan HBI assets.
// TECHNOLOGY BY
Linde Engineering / Selas-Linde
VIEW PARTNER →With decades of close collaboration with Linde Engineering, RELANSA has successfully accompanied the life cycle of numerous industrial projects with a major impact on the development of Venezuela's gas industry. Our work as Project Consultant ranges from identifying projects and specialized follow-up of their engineering and execution to comprehensive after-sales service management, ensuring the highest technological standard, operational reliability and knowledge transfer in every project executed and every plant supplied.