26+ steel plants across India, Middle East, North Africa, Bangladesh and Japan — running on Minco probes every day.
From the mills of Jharkhand to the furnaces of Saudi Arabia — Minco measurement solutions are delivering accurate readings every day of every heat.
A selection of projects where Minco's probes and systems solved real measurement challenges at steel plants.
Gerdau's high-strength engineering steel production required reliable in-situ hydrogen measurement to control their RH degassing process and prevent hydrogen-induced cracking in finished bar products.
Minco's HydroinS system was deployed at the ladle station, providing real-time hydrogen readings directly at the furnace — replacing a slow laboratory sampling process that was creating bottlenecks in heat scheduling.
Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) required an automated lancing solution for their BOF converters to reduce manual measurement risk and improve safety during high-temperature operations.
Minco supplied custom-dimensioned thermocouple probes and sampler tips compatible with their automated lance system — ensuring reliable measurement in an automated environment where probe dimensional precision is critical.
Multiple Gulf steel plants were sourcing thermocouple probes from European suppliers with 6–8 week lead times and high import costs. Minco's technical team worked with each plant to qualify Minco probes as drop-in replacements, matching dimensions, connector types and EMF characteristics exactly.
Regular supply is now maintained to 6+ Gulf plants, shipped FOB Kolkata with 2–3 week lead times and full trade documentation for smooth customs clearance.
No equipment changes needed. Our probes fit existing lances, holders and instruments.
1–2 week lead times from Kolkata. Emergency orders accommodated. No 6-week waits.
30–50% savings vs European import. Same technical performance, significantly lower per-heat cost.
Direct access to Minco engineers. Plant visits, on-site calibration, custom probe dimensions.