The Future of Ladle Relining.
Meet Firehawk™: the world's most advanced refractory lining robot, removing humans from hazardous ladle environments. DST®-powered, and built to deliver faster, safer relines.
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- Safer Work Environment
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- Easy to Use
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- Space & Cost Efficient
Safer. Faster. Autonomous.
FBR's Firehawk™ is the world's most advanced ladle lining robot, purpose-built for the global steelmaking industry. It eliminates human exposure to extreme heat and confined spaces, while delivering faster relines. Designed from the ground up for use in tough foundry environments.
Its core stability and precision are enabled by FBR's world-leading Dynamic Stabilisation Technology™ (DST®).
Key Features
One-Touch Operation
Select the ladle type and brick configuration, and Firehawk™ handles the rest. Pre-approved ladle layouts are sequenced automatically - no complex programming required.
Complete Relining Capability
Firehawk™ handles the full reline process: both the insulating sand and refractory brick placement. One robot, one setup, one seamless operation from start to finish.
Zero Human Exposure
Fully autonomous operation keeps workers entirely out of the ladle - eliminating exposure to extreme heat, confined spaces, and repetitive manual handling.
Dynamic Stabilisation Technology™
Leverages FBR's proprietary DST® to counteract vibrations and movement in real-time. This ensures relines are completed to the highest standard, maximising longevity.
Unlock New Levels of Safety & Uptime
DST® Powered Precision: With FBR's Dynamic Stabilisation Technology™ at its core, Firehawk™ places refractory bricks with consistent accuracy across its full 10-metre reach, automatically compensating for deflection, vibrations and variation in your ladles.
Accelerate Your Relines: Complete your reline in as little as a day. Firehawk™ handles complete relines, bricks and sand, minimising ladle downtime and maximising plant throughput.
Scalable Across Your Fleet: Designed to handle ladles ranging from 10t to 350t capacity. One system adapts to your full range of ladle sizes, operators selecting from pre-approved lining designs.
Seamless Integration & Safer Operations
Automate the Hardest Job in the Plant: Fully autonomous brick and sand placement eliminates manual handling in extreme heat and confined spaces - delivering consistent reline quality without putting workers at risk.
Designed for Plant Conditions:Firehawk™ operates within a 10m x 10m footprint, and handles ladles from 10t to 350t capacity, integrating into your existing maintenance workflow without major infrastructure changes.
Simplify Your Operations: Pre-approved ladle layouts means operators select the job and monitor - no specialist programming skills required. Firehawk™ sequences the full reline automatically to your engineering specifications.
Solve the Labour Problem: Reduce reliance on scarce skilled labour for one of the most physically demanding and hazardous roles in steelmaking. Firehawk™ delivers reliable, repeatable relines shift after shift.
Technical Specifications
| Robot Name: | FBR Firehawk™ |
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| Core Technology: | FBR Dynamic Stabilisation Technology™ (DST®) |
| Reach: | 10 m |
| Platform Dimensions: | 10 m x 10 m x 12 m (L x W x H) |
| Travel Rapid Speed: | 10 m / minute |
| Safety: | Designed to be integrated in a compliant safety work cell |
| Programming: | Operators select from pre-approved layouts, Engineers can design and edit layouts |
| Sensing: | Onboard sensors detect and compensate for ladle deviations |
| Joint Ranges: | J1 (Slew): ±185° J2 (Shoulder): 0° - 90° J3 (Elbow): 0° - 90° J4 (Lay Elbow): ±60° J5 (Lay Elbow Slew): ±180° |
| Ladle Size Range: | 1.5m - 5.0m diameter 1.5m - 5.0m height |
| Lifetime: | 40,000 hrs nominal |
| Ingress Protection: | IP53, higher spec options available |
| Operating Temperature: | 0-45°C, higher spec options available |
Apply to be an early adopter
Be among the first to learn more about FBR Firehawk™, with deliveries starting soon.
This isn't just a relining robot - it's a step change in ladle maintenance. Remove workers from one of the most hazardous jobs in your plant, reduce reline times, and eliminate your dependency on increasingly scarce labour.
Ready to see what Firehawk™ can do for your operations? Contact us to discuss early access to the world's most advanced ladle lining robot.
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