Produits et services

Engineering services, namely, engineering for the scrap metal recycling and metal chip processing industry; Engineering design services; Engineering services in the field of scrap metal recycling, metal chip processing and treatment and melt preparation; Product development and engineering services for others

Produits et services

Industrial dryers for heating and dehumidifying

Abrégé

A system and method for sensing the position of an ingot within a segmented mold of a vacuum metallurgical system. An inductive sensory system measures the variations in current between a power source and load of an induction heating coil. The system and method is particularly suitable for determining the position of an ingot within a melting system mold where the mold has a relatively reduced or small cross-sectional area.

Classes IPC  ?

• B22D 11/20 - Commande ou régulation des opérations ou du fonctionnement du retrait des barres coulées
• B22D 11/041 - Coulée continue des métaux, c.-à-d. en longueur indéfinie dans des moules sans fond pour la coulée verticale
• B22D 11/14 - Installations pour la coulée continue, p. ex. pour tirer la barre vers le haut
• B22D 11/18 - Commande ou régulation des opérations ou du fonctionnement de la coulée
• B22D 7/00 - Coulée de lingots
• B22D 9/00 - Machines ou installations pour la coulée des lingots

Abrégé

A system and method for sensing the melt level of an ingot and/or molten material within one or more of a melting hearth, a refining hearth, tundish, and/or a casting mold within a furnace system. One or more laser melt height systems is configured and oriented to measure the melt level of one or more furnace system vessels within a closed furnace chamber, and thereby provide control information for regulating an overall melting, refining, casting, and /or atomization process.

Classes IPC  ?

• B22D 11/18 - Commande ou régulation des opérations ou du fonctionnement de la coulée
• B22D 11/20 - Commande ou régulation des opérations ou du fonctionnement du retrait des barres coulées
• F27B 3/10 - Parties constitutives, accessoires ou équipement, p. ex. collecteurs de poussière, spécialement adaptés aux fours à sole
• F27B 14/08 - Parties constitutives spécialement adaptées aux fours à creusets ou à bassin
• G01F 23/292 - Lumière

Abrégé

A system and method for sensing the position of an ingot within a segmented mold of a vacuum metallurgical system. An inductive sensory system measures the variations in current between a power source and load of an induction heating coil. The system and method is particularly suitable for determining the position of an ingot within a melting system mold where the mold has a relatively reduced or small cross-sectional area.

Classes IPC  ?

• B22D 11/20 - Commande ou régulation des opérations ou du fonctionnement du retrait des barres coulées
• B22D 11/041 - Coulée continue des métaux, c.-à-d. en longueur indéfinie dans des moules sans fond pour la coulée verticale
• B22D 11/14 - Installations pour la coulée continue, p. ex. pour tirer la barre vers le haut
• B22D 11/18 - Commande ou régulation des opérations ou du fonctionnement de la coulée
• B22D 7/00 - Coulée de lingots
• B22D 9/00 - Machines ou installations pour la coulée des lingots

Abrégé

A puller head mold for receiving molten metal or alloy during the casting of an ingot, the puller head mold having a tapered screw thread structure. The tapered threaded puller head is used to pull and withdraw a cast ingot from a casting furnace, and can be particularly useful for the handling of ingots having a relatively narrow diameter. The tapered threaded puller head profile provides for full release of the tapered threaded puller head from a cast ingot in a fraction of a turn. The size and profile of the cast ingot formed with the tapered threaded puller head is resilient to thermal gradients while cooling.

Classes IPC  ?

• B22D 11/08 - Accessoires pour commencer la coulée

Abrégé

A puller head mold for receiving molten metal or alloy during the casting of an ingot, the puller head mold having a tapered screw thread structure. The tapered threaded puller head is used to pull and withdraw a cast ingot from a casting furnace, and can be particularly useful for the handling of ingots having a relatively narrow diameter. The tapered threaded puller head profile provides for full relase of the tapered threaded puller head from a cast ingot in a fraction of a turn. The size and profile of the cast ingot formed with the tapered threaded puller head is resilient to thermal gradients while cooling.

Classes IPC  ?

• B22D 11/08 - Accessoires pour commencer la coulée
• B22D 11/045 - Coulée continue des métaux, c.-à-d. en longueur indéfinie dans des moules sans fond pour la coulée horizontale
• B22D 11/047 - Moyens de liaison entre le bassin de coulée et le moule

Abrégé

A furnace system for melting and casting metals, alloys, and superalloys and a related method. A melt chamber of the furnace system is configured and arragned to include at least two melt boxes, thereby increasing the volume of alloy charge that can be rendered molten during a single furnace heating cycle. Accordingly, a number of ceramic casting molds equal to the number of melt boxes can be used to form castings following a single furnace heating cycle. The ceramic casting molds can be pre-heated in an external oven before being introduced to the mold or loading chamber of the furnace system. The throughput of the furnace system is increased by the ability to pour more than one casting per alloy charge melting cycle.

Classes IPC  ?

• B22D 18/00 - Coulée avec pression Coulée avec le vide
• B22D 18/06 - Coulée par le vide, c.-à-d. utilisant le vide pour remplir le moule
• B22D 27/15 - Traitement du métal dans le moule pendant qu'il est liquide ou plastique en employant le vide

Abrégé

A method and a system for forming a solid casting. A material is fed into a mold having a retractable bottom. A first portion of the material at a first, lower position within the mold is allowed to solidify to thereby form a portion of the casting. The retractable bottom is withdrawn downwards at a withdrawal rate. A second portion of the material at a second, upper position within the mold is maintained in a liquid state by application of heat thereto, using a plasma arc generated by a plasma arc torch. A voltage of the plasma arc is measured, and the withdrawal rate of the retractable bottom is controlled based on the voltage of the plasma arc.

Classes IPC  ?

• B22D 41/01 - Moyens de chauffage

Abrégé

A method and a system for forming a solid casting. A material is fed into a mold having a retractable bottom. A first portion of the material at a first, lower position within the mold is allowed to solidify to thereby form a portion of the casting. The retractable bottom is withdrawn downwards at a withdrawal rate. A second portion of the material at a second, upper position within the mold is maintained in a liquid state by application of heat thereto, using a plasma arc generated by a plasma arc torch. A voltage of the plasma arc is measured, and the withdrawal rate of the retractable bottom is controlled based on the voltage of the plasma arc.

Classes IPC  ?

• B22D 27/06 - Chauffage du haut du lingot
• B22D 37/00 - Commande ou régulation de la coulée de métal liquide à partir d'un récipient de maintien d'un bain de fusion
• B22D 7/00 - Coulée de lingots
• B22D 7/06 - Lingotières ou leur fabrication
• B22D 41/015 - Moyens de chauffage avec chauffage extérieur, c.-à-d. la source de chaleur ne faisant pas partie de la poche
• B22D 46/00 - Commande, surveillance, non limitées à un procédé de coulée couvert par un seul groupe principal, p. ex. pour des raisons de sécurité

Abrégé

A system and method for melting a raw material. The raw material is fed into an electrically conductive vessel. A plasma arc torch melts at least some of the raw material within the vessel to thereby create a molten material. An inductor, physically disposed adjacent the vessel, and electrically disposed in series with the vessel in operation, effects electromagnetic stirring of the molten material by interacting with the current of the plasma arc torch.

Classes IPC  ?

• C22B 4/00 - Traitement électrothermique des minerais ou des produits métallurgiques pour obtenir des métaux ou des alliages
• C22B 4/08 - Appareillages
• B22D 41/01 - Moyens de chauffage
• B22D 41/04 - Récipients de maintien d'un bain de fusion, p. ex. poches, paniers de coulée, bassins de coulée ou systèmes analogues pouvant basculer
• F27D 11/12 - Aménagement des éléments pour le chauffage électrique dans ou sur les fours avec champs électromagnétiques agissant directement sur le matériau à chauffer
• H05B 7/20 - Chauffage direct à arc, c.-à-d. au moins une extrémité de l'arc agissant directement sur le matériau à chauffer, y compris le chauffage par résistance additionnel produit par le courant d'arc traversant le matériau à chauffer
• F27B 5/06 - Parties constitutives, accessoires ou équipement spécialement adaptés à ces types de fours
• F27B 5/14 - Aménagement des dispositifs de chauffage
• F27D 27/00 - Dispositifs agitateurs pour matériaux fondus
• F27D 99/00 - Matière non prévue dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
• F27D 3/00 - ChargementDéchargementManutention des charges

Abrégé

A system and method for melting a raw material. The raw material is fed into an electrically conductive vessel. A plasma arc torch melts at least some of the raw material within the vessel to thereby create a molten material. An inductor, physically disposed adjacent the vessel, and electrically disposed in series with the vessel in operation, effects electromagnetic stirring of the molten material by interacting with the current of the plasma arc torch.

Classes IPC  ?

• F27B 3/08 - Fours à sole, p. ex. fours à réverbérationFours à arc électrique à chauffage électrique, p. ex. fours à arc électrique, avec ou sans une autre source de chaleur
• F27B 3/10 - Parties constitutives, accessoires ou équipement, p. ex. collecteurs de poussière, spécialement adaptés aux fours à sole

Produits et services

Plasma torches for use in melting, treating and welding metals Industrial equipment, namely, industrial grade crucibles and ultra-high vacuum chambers for use in melting, treating and welding metals; electric power supplies and electrical controllers for metal melting furnaces, and parts therefor Furnaces for melting and remelting metals with and without a vacuum surrounding the metal, toxic waste incinerators, vacuum arc remelting furnaces, electron beam furnaces, plasma arc furnaces, vacuum induction melting and casting furnaces, plasma cold hearth melting furnaces, plasma pyrolysis and vitrification furnaces for toxic, hazardous and low-level nuclear waste

Produits et services

[ Electric arc saws for cutting metals in air, gas or while submerged in water ] Liquid-cooled metal crucibles, electric arc and plasma gas chambers and torches for use in melting, treating, alloying and welding metals; electric power supplies and electrical controllers for metal melting furnaces, and replacement parts therefor furnaces for melting and remelting metals with and without a vacuum surrounding the metal, toxic waste incinerators, vacuum arc remelting furnaces, electron beam furnaces, plasma arc furnaces, vacuum induction melting and casting furnaces, plasma cold hearth melting furnaces, plasma pyrolysis and vitrification furnaces for toxic, hazardous and low-level nuclear waste; and furnaces for producing metal powder