Rautomead unveils copper rod casting machine

Rautomead has developed an entry-level RSCC copper rod casting machine.

It is designed specifically for the production of CuOF and CuAg wire rod, and is available in two configurations - as a four-strand machine for 8mm diameter rod, for high-quality wire drawing applications, or as a three-strand machine for 12-22mm diameter, to make feedstock for continuous extrusion technology.

It has an output capacity of 3,600 tonnes per year, and shares many of the technical features of the larger Rautomead RS wire rod casting machines.

These features include: graphite crucible technology to ensure low oxygen content (<5ppm) copper rod; electric resistance heating that is simple to maintain; ability to empty liquid metal from the furnace in the event of a power cut; automatic safety feature to lift coolers out of the melt when the power is cut; automated coil formation of the cast rod; automatic recording of the key operating parameters.

In an effort to minimise customer investment, the RSCC model has been designed to provide users with the option to arrange local manufacture and supply of selected component parts of the continuous casting equipment, according to drawings and information provided by Rautomead.

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