SMS group modernizes walking beam furnace of ArcelorMittal Asturias In February 2015, SMS Meer SpA, Italy, was awarded a new contract by ArcelorMittal Asturias, Spain, for the revamping of the 150-ton/hour walking beam furnace that feeds the wire rod mill. The aim of the project is to reduce the plant’s operative costs in order to increase competitiveness. The project mainly consists in redesigning the…