Converting alloys or scrap into molten material to fill a mold — in high-volume or batch processing, fuel-fired or electrically powered — these are the processes at the heart of metalcasting operations.
Working together, foundry operators and their suppliers are finding successful approaches for identifying, selecting, and implementing technologies that improve these emissions problems.
At Acheson Foundry, the family recipe for success mixes a new power and control system with a reliable melting unit, to operate with more efficiency and productivity.
The expanded use of channel induction furnaces has highlighted some problems for refractory installation - and led to the development of a new approach for that process.
With a state-of-the-art manipulator, a foundry worker seated in a comfortable control cab can handle heavy loads and be protected from a hot, noisy, and dusty environment.
