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Copper rod casters have lower operating costs
Representing a significant leap forward in copper rod production, copper rod casting machines combine graphite furnace technology in a single melting, holding and casting furnace.
News from Rautomead International, Mar 23, 2006
Caster produces gold bonding wire for China
Continuous casting technology specialists have just completed the commissioning of a new horizontal continuous casting machine for the production of gold bonding wire in PR China.
News from Rautomead International, Feb 28, 2006
Measuring molten metal stream temperatures
A handheld instrument - a single wavelength type working at a very short wavelength - has software for overcoming the identified problems of measuring molten metal streams.
News from Impac Infrared, Feb 13, 2006
Hopper feeder spreads alumina on steel plates
Dual drive spreading dosing feeder with hopper spreads alumina on steel plates at feed rates varying from 3.5ft3 per hour to 100ft3 per hour as they pass under it on a roller conveyor.
News from JVI Vibratory Equipment, Feb 3, 2006
Oxygen-free copper rod casting reviewed
Sir Michael Nairn examines recent developments in the production of oxygen-free copper rod using low voltage continuous casting equipment with a naturally oxygen-reducing graphite crucible.
News from Rautomead International, Feb 1, 2006
CCD-based spectrometer analyses magnesium alloys
Latest charge coupled device-based spectrometer provides quantitative as well as qualitative analysis allowing highly accurate, stable and reliable determination of magnesium alloys.
News from Thermo Electron Corporation, Jan 27, 2006
Digital automation controls pelletising plant
By connecting multiple generations of systems a Canadian iron ore pelletising plant will bring all the process areas under a single control system with a common operator interface.
News from Invensys Process Systems, Jan 16, 2006
Vertical lift provided for aluminium fluxing
To provide high quality molten aluminium to a foundry, for melts up to 1000kg, flux and a carrier gas are injected and mixed into the melt requiring a lifting system for the flux injection machine.
News from Power Jacks, Jan 10, 2006
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Optical emission spectrometer to check steel
Leading global producer of flat carbon steel, long carbon steel and stainless steel, has chosen an optical emission spectrometer as part of its steelworks modernisation program.
News from Thermo Electron Corporation, Jan 10, 2006
Quick caster die-change ups efficiency by 20%
A revolutionary form of quick die change for a range of horizontal casting machines enables casting dies to be changed without cooling the furnace and reduces typical die change time to about 1h.
News from Rautomead International, Dec 22, 2005
Blast furnace upgrade to improve control
The Queen Victoria blast furnace control system at Corus' Scunthorpe steel works is to be upgraded enabling all data to be available to management staff, making furnace control easaier.
News from ABB Automation Technologies, Dec 21, 2005
Gas shielded electro-slag remelting of steels
An innovative simulation of advanced protective gas electro-slag-remelting project for the production of high-quality steels is financed by the European Commission Research Fund for Coal and Steel.
News from French Technology Press Bureau, Dec 19, 2005
Quality copper-silver product is continually cast
With product quality critical, Rautomead processed several tonnes of copper-silver at their R and D facility; this material was then fully examined, tested and processed into the finished products.
News from Rautomead International, Nov 24, 2005
High performance damper gives 100% gas isolation
A guillotine damper for the isolation of gas flows in the most extreme operating conditions provides high performance and simplified maintenance to meet the needs of combustion and hot gas systems.
News from WahlcoMetroflex, Nov 17, 2005
Copper cast rods/wires are oxygen-free
Continuous casting technology specialists will be presenting an innovative range of oxygen-free copper and copper alloy wire rod casting machines at the forthcoming Wire 2006 exhibition in Germany.
News from Rautomead International, Oct 25, 2005
Steel plant sampling probe maker looks to USA
A French manufacturer of measuring and sampling probes for steel producing quality control, seeks to expand its business to the USA and seeks representation.
News from SOLED, Oct 12, 2005
Serving China's informatics' needs
Thermo Electron Corporation will present its expanded range of laboratory software at the Beijing Conference and Exhibition on Instrumental Analysis (BCEIA).
News from Thermo Electron Corporation, Oct 3, 2005
User meeting updates on Cu rod casters
Comprehensive meeting for users of copper rod casting machines included technical papers covering best practice, copper refining and superfine wire drawing.
News from Rautomead International, Sep 14, 2005
Thermal imaging system detects steel slag
The software system in a thermal imaging system provides steel plant engineers with the tools to develop and improve the transfer of steel from one process to another.
News from Land Instruments International (Infrared Temperature), Aug 16, 2005
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Cable producer to triple cast rod output
Expansion project of an Upcast facility will include the installation of a separate melting furnace and equipment for automatic cathode charging, as well as upgrading output.
News from Outokumpu Castform Oy - Upcast, Jul 1, 2005
Continuous casting high grade copper wire
A wide variety of graphite furnace continuous casting solutions for the wire and cable industry will be presented at the forthcoming Wire Singapore 2005 exhibition.
News from Rautomead International, Jun 21, 2005
Cables plant to triple copper rod production
Pakistan Cables has decided to increase its copper rod production to 8,000 tonnes/year by ordering a capacity increase from Outokumpu Castform Oy.
News from Outokumpu Castform Oy - Upcast, Jun 21, 2005
Spectrometers help new waste control compliance
With the introduction of the stringent Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Restrictions of Hazardous Substances Directives, the electronics industry will require more effective methods.
News from Thermo Electron Corporation, Jun 8, 2005
Interface promotes Good Laboratory Practice
Thermo Electron Corporation has introduced a new bi-directional digital interface between its Watson Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and Xcalibur mass spectrometry (MS) software.
News from Thermo Electron Corporation, Jun 7, 2005
Polish plant orders continuous copper caster
Outokumpu has recently negotiated a contract to supply a 15,000 tonnes/year Upcast continuous casting system to KGHM Polska Miedz in Poland.
News from Outokumpu Castform Oy - Upcast, Jun 1, 2005
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