by Tovi Kiss | Mar 30, 2026 | Kiss Technologies, Ladle Slag Detection Systems
Quick Answer:In perpetual vs. service-based slag detection, the key difference lies in how detection performance is maintained over time. Across industrial systems—including continuous casting—there is a clear shift from perpetual purchases to performance-based,...
by Michael Kiss | Mar 9, 2026 | Kiss Technologies, Ladle Slag Detection Systems
A ladle slag detection system helps steelmakers control one of the most critical moments in continuous casting—the end of the heat. By identifying when slag begins entering the molten steel stream during ladle draining, the system allows operators to close the ladle...
by Tovi Kiss | Dec 11, 2025 | Kiss Technologies, Ladle Slag Detection Systems
Among the many variables that affect casting yield, the ladle-to-tundish transition remains one of the most difficult to control. In modern steelmaking, continuous casting operations face constant pressure to improve efficiency and reduce loss. Rising energy costs,...
by Michael Kiss | Apr 1, 2021 | Kiss Technologies, Ladle Slag Detection Systems
Steelmakers know that one of the greatest threats to steel production quality is slag carryover from the ladle to the tundish. Traditionally, operators would physically sense the change in vibration at the handles of the ladle shroud manipulator and manually close the...
