Jindal Stainless Group is one of the largest producers of stainless steel in the world and has plants in Hisar and in Jajpur. They have invested in a HICON/H₂ strand annealer to produce precision strip at their Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited plant.
HICON/H₂ bright annealing line

The Hisar plant has a production capacity of 0.8 million tonnes per year and will anneal material grades such as AISI 200 series (CrMn), AISI-300 series (CrNi) and AISI-400 series in the new EBNER facility.

The HICON/H₂ strand annealer, which features a muffle with a heated length of 18.5 meters, is also equipped with a hydrogen jet cooler. The strip handling gear and degreasing system will be provided by the customer.

The facility will be delivered in the first quarter of 2020 and the start of production is scheduled for the beginning of 2021.