Regular endoscope inspections recording the condition of the furnace superstructure are an essential part of PROCESS MONITORING, allowing furnace maintenance planning and avoiding an OPERATE UNTIL BREAKDOWN system.

• Fugitive air ingress.
• Refractory condition.
• Refractory loss.
• Checker Pack.
• Batch pattern.

Endoscope inspections give the following benefits:

• Progressive monitoring of condition.
• Quantification of a problem.
• Easy communication, both internally and externally.
• Furnace maintenance planning.