Furnace Technology

Plan a complete non-ferrous melting, holding and recycling system around alloy flow, melt rate, reserve capacity, scrap recovery, casting output and commissioning.

Select an industrial crucible furnace by alloy, batch size, energy source, tilting or dip-out method, temperature control, crucible life and maintenance.

Learn how to specify an aluminum stack or tower melting furnace using charge mix, melt rate, recovery, metal quality, holding demand and plant layout.

Compare gas and electric melting furnaces by alloy, melt rate, energy supply, emissions, metal quality, controls, maintenance and lifecycle cost.