Theslidinggateusedtostopslagduringconvertertappingissimilartothecontrolofslidegateinladle,withtheslidinggatedeviceinstalledoutsidetheBOFtappingholetip.Owingtothequickopeningandclosing(in0.5s)oftheslidinggate,itcannotonlyeffectivelystopthepre-slagandpost-slagduringconvertertappingbutalsoautomaticallyjudgeandstopslagwiththehelpofAMEPAslagdetectingandPLCcontroltechnology.Currentlyitisregardedasthebestprocesstostopslagduringconvertertapping.