Electrically Heated Tray
24.07.2018
Filtering box and launder heating system
22.07.2018Task:
Filtration of aluminium melt from non-metallic inclusions through the ceramic foam insert in the line of aluminium billet production
Customer:
Krasnoyarsk Metallurgical Plant LLC, Krasnoyarsk, melting and casting unit №3
Project Year:
2017
Problems Prior to Implementation:
- Application of asbothermosilicate plates for lining
- Manual release of mold trays
- Lack of filtration chamber heating
Key Features:
Power of the radiation heaters is 18 kW (900°C)
Power of the convection heater is 16 kW (550°C)
Pneumatic lifting drive for the cover and mold tray
SIEMENS automatic equipment
Chute electric heating
Result:
- Warming-up of the filtration chamber cartridge up to 600 °C with radiation and warming-up of the ceramic foam insert prior to casting
- Reduction of non-metallic inclusions
- Change over to SiO2 based concrete
- Improvement of production process automation
