In the course of the new construction of blast furnace No. 8 at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg-Hamborn, Germany, a completely new conveyor burdening system was built. In addition, the burdening equipment of the adjacent blast furnace No. 9 was comprehensively refurbished and modernized. With this new and refurbished equipment, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe sets new standards within the framework of an extremely efficient blast furnace concept.