Up to 1709, furnaces could only use charcoal to produce iron. However, wood (which is what charcoal is made from) was becoming more expensive, as forests were being cleared for farmland and timber.

While we wouldn’t want to document a computer motherboard with ASCII schematics, it’s great for a quick-and-dirty circuit diagrams. Not exactly schematics, but [Duckman] has some Arduino ...

The American steel manufacturing sector continues to contract as Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel moves closer to permanently shutting down its last operating blast furnace in Granite City, Illinois.

A 800ft (250m) exclusion zone was put in place for the levelling of the Redcar blast furnace, the casting houses, the dust catcher and conveyors. Air horns were sounded at about 09:00 GMT shortly ...

The last molten iron will be tapped from Blast Furnace 5 this week Loud noises and large plumes of steam will be visible above the Port Talbot steelworks as one of its historic furnaces is closed ...

Announced NSC investment plans for U.S. Steel place an emphasis on iron-fed blast furnace production in Pennsylvania and Indiana. Photo courtesy of U.S. Steel Corp. Tokyo-based Nippon Steel Corp. (NSC ...

Visakhapatnam: The steel plant of RINL is facing a serious crisis with the second blast furnace Annapurna blowed down on Thursday. Sources said the raw material stocks were dwindling with no help ...

A furnace is the heat source of a home. It’s vital to have this type of heating system in working order, especially if you live in an area known for its cold winters. The average cost of ...

It is easy for us to ignore our furnaces most of the time, popping on the heating and occasionally having it serviced. That ...

British Steel is preparing to shut its blast furnaces in Scunthorpe by Christmas, putting 2,500 jobs at risk. It is understood the Chinese-owned company is in talks with the Government over plans ...

Match your way through increasingly juicy match three levels. Blast through goals and cascade to higher levels, multipliers, candy, and scores. Crush the shortbread to clear the way; it’s only ...