A New Approach to ShaftMelter Design

​There are several aspects of ShaftMelter design that have always suffered from a compromise between cost and efficiency and these have now been addressed in some new designs.

A new approach to door design

• Hydraulic positive open and close

• Parallelogram operation

• Double seals on cleaning doors

• Rope seal replaceable from outside

• Optional sideways angled cleaning doors

​Charge and exhaust operation

• Hydraulic or electro-mechanical operation

• avoids the problems associated with broken, twisted and frayed cables

• charge door, baffle, service platform

​High quality refractory linings

• High quality castables specified according to service environments

• Safety layers and high insulating properties for maximum efficiency an

• Multi-layer construction

• ​Lowest practical skin temperatures

​Flexible designs based on proven concepts

• Modulating holding burner maintains temperature without disturbing metal surface and creating dross

• •Extended pockets with independent heating

• •Chip melting pockets

• •Optional metal transfer by pumppump transfers.

• •Tilting or tap-out filling of transfer ladles

• •Porous plug degassing in holding baths.

• •Launder connections and delivery systems

• •Circulation pumps and alloying pockets.

• •Independent degassing solutions