Materials Processing Equipment
Stena utilises oxyfuel for furnace improvements
By admin at 13 August, 2009, 3:13 pm
Linde Gases has announced an agreement with Stena Aluminium in Sweden for the installation of its low-temperature oxyfuel technology.
Stena Aluminium is a producer of recycled aluminium and the installation, scheduled for end of February this year, will be for improvements to one of the company’s alloying and casting furnaces at its Almhult plant.
Benefits to […]
Pizo installs pig-iron casting machine
By admin at 13 August, 2009, 3:12 pm
The pigs are used as re-melt stock for electric-arc furnaces.
The casting machine is equipped with Economy Industrial’s process control and water-recycling system, disposing of all excess water with no runoff to drains.
The controls reduce operator intervention and provide full safety interlocks to meet US and international requirements.
http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ecd/ecd101.html
Long sensing ranges and fast switching characterise the OBF500 series
By admin at 28 June, 2009, 3:27 pm
The OBF amplifier benefits from a complete rework offering more power while retaining the same housing.
A fibre-optic amplifier from ifm electronic offers long sensing ranges and fast switching.
Designed for IFM’s range of cut-to-length acrylic optical fibres, the new OBF offers a sensing range up to 2,000mm using a through-beam fibre or 100mm […]
Gas company converted a rotary hearth furnace to oxy-fuel firing for billet reheating
By admin at 3 May, 2009, 5:36 pm
ArcelorMittal Shelby - Tubular Products, Shelby, Ohio, USA, is a North American market leader for seamless and welded tubular products.
Gas company converted a rotary hearth furnace to oxy-fuel firing for billet reheating at a tube mill and provided 25% more capacity and 50% less fuel consumption.
The company needed to boost the seamless tube mill output […]
Manufacturer of high conductivity copper castings has built up considerable expertise
By admin at 3 May, 2009, 5:35 pm
Manufacturer of high conductivity copper castings has built up considerable expertise in water-cooled copper products in high temperature environments such as blast furnaces.
The Foundry Products division of Corus method Engineering, part of Corus UK, has recorded export sales of over GBP 1 million in 2006.
The division is continuing to add value and improve operational efficiencies […]
The production of oxygen-free copper wire rod, based on resistance heating and induction heating systems
By admin at 3 May, 2009, 5:30 pm
UK-based continuous casting technology specialist, Rautomead, offers two different technologies of plant for the production of oxygen-free copper wire rod.
one different technologies of plant are offered for the production of oxygen-free copper wire rod, based on resistance heating and induction heating systems.
The choice is based essentially on required plant capacity.
** Resistance heated stand-alone graphite furnaces […]