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Iron Industry

FWS has been a partner to the Iron Industry since 1930 as a full service refractory contractor. We perform quality relines and rebuilds on your critical furnaces and thermal equipment; in your facility or in ours; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We use only the finest materials in the business, including Thermbond®, and employ the best craftsmen around. Our unique blend of design & engineering expertise, along with our in-house bake out capabilities, allows us to provide dry vibratable castables, pre-cast shapes and fabricated special shapes to any specification required.

Whether the application requires a form & cast method of installation, conventional or plastic gunning, or brick, you can count on FWS to do the job right and on time. After all, we know you only make money when the iron flows.

FWS can reline or repair:

  • Ladles
  • Gas-Fired Crucibles
  • Troughs
  • Heat Treating Furnaces
  • Forging Equipment