Innovative holding technology

Holding and storing molten metals is an essential production process for many foundries. It may be done in heated or unheated power units and is availbable for capacities of up to 150 t of cast iron.

Exploring new horizons and examining “longstanding” approaches – those are the challenges we enjoy. Being innovative, we have developed a new generation of holding furnaces and put them into operation. As the leading manufacturer of ladle and drive technologies we have merged this potential with our know-how in induction technology.

The first holding furnace for steel casting with a revolutionary drive concept was the first result. This technology will enable you as our customer to control the furnace manually or with an electric or air pressure drive. Modular designs that are easy to maintain and a reliable inductor technology in energy-efficient implementations will be the plants of the future.

A classic cupola furnace operation includes a metal collector that contains a heated as well as an unheated installation. As a system supplier we manufacture both types of installations in various dimensions and designs. High-quality, temperature-resistant materials make a furnace vessel that has a long lifetime, free from warping, ensuring a long service life for the refractory lining. Our flexible design variables will allow you great freedom in designing a furnace for your particular operation demands and metal qualities. Our emergency concepts will provide for a complete emptying in cases of power failure – thanks to different drive concepts.

65 and 85 t forehearth, hydraulic cylinder used for tilting

VForehearth for 5 t of liquid metal, can be moved on rails, with modular design for a fast exchange of the furnace vessel

Drive consisting of a planetary gear unit, type RSD 110 V, optionally with our two-tiered finger coupling and an electric motor or for manual tilting