Modernization of existing blast furnaces and surrounding areas. Cast house floor design including water cooled and air cooled troughs, tilting runners, and fume collection system. Bell-less top and CRM rotary distributor. Lowprofile hydraulic mud guns and tap hole drills (including soaking bar technique). Pulverized coal injection. Ferrous and nonferrous slag granulation and dewatering (INBA). Flexible tuyere stocks. Bleeder valves, equalizing and relief valves. Above burden and below burden probes. Profilometer. Billet/bloom casters. Steel ladle treatment. Automated BOF lance manipulator. BOF