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Degasser
Vacuum Tank Degassing (VTD) is a secondary‑metallurgy refining process used to produce clean steel by removing dissolved gases and adjusting the chemical composition of molten metal. During degassing, a ladle is placed inside a sealed vacuum tank, or drawn into a vacuum hood, where atmospheric pressure is significantly reduced. Under vacuum, steelmakers can efficiently remove entrained gases such as hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, enabling the production of high‑quality specialty steel grades.
Equipment & Technical Consulting
Along with supplying complete VTD equipment packages, EAFab's VTD specialists provide on‑site technical consulting for maintenance, system evaluations, and hands‑on operator training for both steam‑ejector and mechanical‑pump vacuum systems. Our team helps steelmakers improve equipment performance and optimize steam‑powered vacuum‑degassing operations.
Learn About On-Site Consulting →Hood Fabrication
EAFab designs and fabricates heavy vacuum‑tank vessels and hoods engineered to maintain seal integrity throughout repeated refining cycles.
Alloy and Vacuum Systems
Our hoods incorporate integrated alloy‑addition ports and vacuum interfaces tailored to your existing degassing process, utilities, and specialty‑steel production requirements.
Consulting Services
Backed by more than 15 years of specialized steam-powered degassing experience, our team provides on-site technical support, operator training, and complete system evaluations to optimize vacuum degassing performance.
Building or upgrading a VTD?
Whether you're troubleshooting process challenges, validating system performance, or strengthening operator knowledge, EAFab delivers practical, experience-based, REAL solutions for clean-steel operations.