MINKON designs, develops and manufactures a complete range of high quality sensors, probes and complete technology solutions for Molten Steel analysis. Whether it is an established development or bespoke solutions, we focus on our customer needs by offering technical, engineering and service support, please select the products of interest from below.
For the measurement and evaluation of the data we provide a full range of instruments, equipment and service components. Whether ancillary hardware, basic indicator, microprocessor-controlled display unit or fully integrated system, Minkon can provide equipment, service and support to ensure accurate data is available to support and control the manufacturing process.
Understanding the importance of obtaining an accurate and representative sample is the key to MINKON’s success. Our vast experience and well over 1000 different types of sampler give our customers the confidence and security of receiving the optimal solution for their application.
We have specifically developed the Pro-AS system to give the highest integrity sample available in the market.
The MINKON ProAS sampling system has been developed by our engineers to produce extremely reliable and representatives sample quality. It has proved an invaluable tool for all Steelmakers requiring clean and highly representative samples. The initial argon purge removes contamination from the sample fill area (slag, capping material, insulation powder etc.), before a vacuum is applied to allow the sample to fill with clean molten metal.
The MINKON Slag Sampler allows the rapid production of a slag sample ready for lab analysis, providing additional important information for optimizing the continuous treatment process in steel production.
The development of this revolutionary slag sample system is only one example of the innovative power of MINKON, identifying customers issues and converting them into tailored and specific solutions.
We can combine virtually any available measuring functions within our probes, to optimise performance and tailor our product to individual customer applications. Whether standard MINKON Combi Probes, for combined bath temperature measurement with simultaneous sampling, or an individual solution with a unique combination: The ultimate premise is to optimize the customer's process from a cost/benefit perspective.
With the MinOX Oxygen Probes, online determination of active oxygen content allows immediate reaction to melt conditions. These probes have undergone intensive development to ensure a high degree of reliability and measuring accuracy for complete operator confidence.
The MINKON HydroKon CL probes offer optimal process monitoring to control critical levels of dissolved hydrogen which can severely affect the mechanical properties of the steel potentially causing critical failure. Completely compatible with established measurement systems the HydroKon CL probe gives an immediate reading to enable the steelmaker to rapidly detect the hydrogen content and use the resulting information to set the parameters for the subsequent treatment.
MINKON have a complete range of Sublance probes to suit any propriety Sublance system.
The units can be used in many steelmaking operations to give dynamic control and reduce processing time. As our expertise is in the development of bespoke units we can combine multiple measurement functions together with sampling probes to produce a unit to suit virtually any application.
Developed jointly with our innovations partner BFI, the Dyntemp is a revolutionary method for taking dynamic temperature measurement in many molten metal applications. The DynTemp system feeds Fibre optic cable through a delivery hose such as ladle stirring lance to continuously measure the metal temperature during processing. The system allows for exacting temperature control throughout the operating process reducing energy usage and processing time.
Dyntemp Simulation
MINKON incorporate strict production control coupled with SPC analysis to ensure the high degree of accuracy of our thermocouple temperature sensors. Using the highest grade materials and modern artisan manufacturing techniques we can provide the finest temperature measurement tolerances available in the industry.
