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arc furnace

American  

noun

  1. a furnace in which heat is generated by an electric arc.


arc furnace British  

noun

  1. a furnace in which the charge is heated by an electric arc

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Chief Executive Rajat Marwah said the company is encouraged by the early performance of its first electric arc furnace, which he said is operating continuously and meeting product quality specifications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

That said, a shift to electric arc furnace production sets BlueScope’s business there “up for sustained success,” say Wilson and Reilly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

But 400,000 tonnes of material has now been cleared from the site, and up to 1,200 workers will help in constructing a new £1.25bn electric arc furnace which will melt scrap steel.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Chairman of Tata Group Natarajan Chandrasekaran said it was a "ground-breaking" day which "marks not just the beginning of a new electric arc furnace, but a new era for sustainable manufacturing in Britain".

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

Elihu Thomson's process of welding by means of the arc furnace found wide and varied applications.

From The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest by Thompson, Holland