A ladle handling crane lifts large, open-topped cylindrical containers (ladles) filled with liquid metal to the basic oxygen furnace (BOF) for mixing. The raw
From the Blast Furnace Division ladle cars carrying molten iron are moved to by crane or railcar to either the continuous caster or the teeming aisles.
arranged on strings of railroad cars. The crane holds the ladle while the steel pours into awaiting molds. This pouring process is known as "ingot teeming".