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Listing of all 38 news releases from Rautomead International:

Silver continuous caster uses graphite crucible

A horizontal continuous billet casting machine uses a graphite crucible furnace with its naturally oxygen-reducing characteristics to produce silver and silver alloy billets.

News from Rautomead International ( 7 May 2008)

Brass wire rod continuously cast to near-net-shape

Rautomead's continuous casting machine produces copper to near-net-shape, eliminating some of the traditional intermediate process steps and reducing manufacturing costs.

News from Rautomead International ( 8 April 2008)

Continuous cast Cu:Mg alloys controlled finely

A novel resistance-heated continuous casting furnace design enables magnesium to be accurately controlled and uniformly distributed in copper-magnesium alloys.

News from Rautomead International (19 December 2007)

Upwards vertical caster produces Cu-Mg rod

User application article An upwards vertical casting machine uses a graphite crucible, electrical resistance heating and nitrogen gas protection of the internal hot-working parts to produce copper-magnesium rod.

News from Rautomead International (30 November 2007)

Producing oxygen-free copper wire rod

Two different technologies of plant are offered for the production of oxygen-free copper wire rod, based on resistance heating and induction heating systems.

News from Rautomead International ( 3 September 2007)

NF continuous casting dies changed in under 2h

On the latest non-ferrous horizontal continuous casting machines, the casting dies can now be changed without having to cool the furnace, reducing changeover time from over 26h to under 2h.

News from Rautomead International ( 2 August 2007)

Continually cast batches of NF bar 'in-house'

A supplier of continuous casting technology provides upward vertical, horizontal or vertical downward casting equipment to produce 'near net shape' brass and bronze bar.

News from Rautomead International ( 3 July 2007)

Contnuous casting+extrusion lowers NF product cost

A radically different combination of technologies, involving continuous casting of copper rod and continuous extrusion of profiles, is finding increasing favour in the non-ferrous industry.

News from Rautomead International ( 3 April 2007)

Continuously casting O2-free copper wire rod

Oxygen-free continuous casting of copper and copper alloy wire rod includes machines for the casting of 8mm CuOF for subsequent manufacture to high quality fine wire.

News from Rautomead International ( 6 March 2007)

Continuous process benefits silver casting

User application article The totally enclosed nature of a continuous casting process is a particularly suitable for casting silver and eliminating any residual oxygen.

News from Rautomead International ( 1 February 2007)

Brass rod continuously cast at lower cost

User application article Continuous casting of 8mm diameter brass rod eliminates several intermediate processes can be eliminated thus achieving a significant reduction in both the capital cost.

News from Rautomead International ( 1 February 2007)

Unit continuously casts fine silver at 30kg/h

A continuous casting machine for a Russian jewellry manufacturer produces fine silver cast strip of up to 75mm wide or rod of up to 12mm diameter at 30kg/h.

News from Rautomead International ( 4 December 2006)

Second copper rod continuous caster added

User application article A second 6,000 tonne capacity copper rod casting machine in Bulgaria provides the company with a 12,000 tonnes-per-annum total production capability and a dual-machine layout.

News from Rautomead International ( 5 September 2006)

Continuous casters process precious metals

With ten integrated casting and melting models available - in vertical and horizontal configurations - precious metal continuous casting machines offer a range of production capacities.

News from Rautomead International ( 4 August 2006)

Continuous Cu casters do not transfer hot metal

Developed in close collaboration with induction heating specialists, continuous copper casting machines offer low operating costs and have no the need for hot metal transfer.

News from Rautomead International (29 June 2006)

Casting machine with graphite furnace technology

User application article Leading continuous casting technology specialists, Rautomead, of Dundee, Scotland, is to supply an RS 3000 casting machine with graphite furnace technology to Hong Ngoc.

News from Rautomead International ( 2 June 2006)

Copper continuous caster supplied to Taiwan

User application article Technology to continuously cast copper alloy semi-finished bars, sections and hollows includes a low frequency, induction-melting furnace, in which metals are alloyed and the composition checked.

News from Rautomead International ( 1 May 2006)

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 (23 March 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 (28 February 2006)

Oxygen-free copper rod casting reviewed

Technical background article 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.