Bessemerverket i Hagfors
Preserved Bessemer steelworks from 1880 with two converters on the grounds of the Hagfors ironworks; visits only by arrangement with Uddeholm Tooling.
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About the museum
During the 1870s a modern ironworks was built at Hagforsen, where the Uddeholm company brought together its operations, which had previously been spread across several furnaces and works. Here, among other things, the Bessemer process was introduced, which made it possible to produce steel on a large scale. The Bessemer works came into operation in 1880 and were in use until 1959.
The preserved works have two pear-shaped, tiltable converters, which originally came from Gustafsfors bruk. In the adjoining blowing engine room stands a blowing engine designed by engineer F. G. Atterberg and made in Sunnemo. The facility is of great interest in the history of technology, since this type of industrial equipment is preserved in only a few places in Europe.
The Bessemer works is a listed building and lies on the grounds of the ironworks, where steel production is still ongoing. The County Administrative Board (Länsstyrelsen) states that it can only be visited by arrangement with Uddeholm Tooling AB.
Highlights
- Two converters from the 19th century
- Blowing engine room with blowing engine by F. G. Atterberg
- Listed building on the grounds of the Hagfors ironworks
- Operated by
- Uddeholm Tooling AB
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| Good to know | Visits must be arranged in advance with Uddeholm Tooling AB, as the works lies on an active industrial site. |
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