{"id":709,"date":"2013-09-09T07:10:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T07:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castech.net\/?page_id=709"},"modified":"2022-12-23T09:19:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T22:49:39","slug":"the-plant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/castech.net\/about-castech\/the-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"The Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The modern <em><strong>Castech<\/strong><\/em> plant covers an area of 1700 square metres and houses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0four induction furnaces<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0two resistance furnaces<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0one gas-fired furnace<\/li>\n<li>one gas heat treatment oven<\/li>\n<li>one electric heat treatment oven<\/li>\n<li>a four station moulding machine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Melting capacities range from 100 to 1000 kg. 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