The principle of operation of electric arc furnaces
Electric arc furnaces operate on three-phase electric current. Metal smelting in an arc furnace occurs by forming an electric arc
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Furnace
Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces
In today’s world, a large proportion of metal smelted from ore or secondary waste is made using melting furnaces that
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Saving energy in electric resistance furnaces
Electric resistance furnaces (ERF), based on the release of heat in the conductors during the passage of electric current through
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The effects of temperature cycling on refractory materials
Refractory materials are essential in industries where high temperatures are the norm, such as metals, glass, and ceramics. These materials
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Alternative Fuels, Cement, and the Impact on Refractories
Cement, one of the most widely used products in the world, is actively working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Metso launches electric mineral wool melting furnace with low CO2 emissions
Melting of the raw materials in the mineral wool industry has traditionally been done with gas- or coal-fired cupola furnaces.
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RATH: Relining of tilting hearth melting furnace completed in only 21 days
It is a pivotal element in the aluminum industry, without which nothing works: The melting furnace. For almost four decades
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Cast house furnaces and equipment for aluminum dynamics facilities
Aluminum Dynamics, the newly formed aluminium operations of Steel Dynamics, Inc has contracted Gillespie & Powers Inc. along with their
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RATH: Relining of a Tilting Hearth-Type Melting Furnace
For almost four decades now, the internationally active Austrian refractory manufacturer RATH has been offering sophisticated refractory solutions for the
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Novelis to trial use of hydrogen in recycling furnaces
Novelis Inc have announced that its Latchford plant in the UK has been awarded £4.6 million to establish hydrogen burning
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Ardagh Glass Packaging to install Sorg CLEAN Melter technology
German engineering company Sorg has begun construction of the first Clean Melter at Ardagh Glass Packaging’s facility in Obernkirchen, Germany.
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First float glass furnace runs on 100% biofuel
Pilkington UK has become the world’s first flat glass manufacturer to fire its furnace on 100% biofuel, as part of
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Refractories for Reheating Furnaces
A suitable selection of the refractories for the lining of the reheating furnace can only be made with an accurate
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