{"id":717,"date":"2013-09-09T07:13:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T07:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castech.net\/?page_id=717"},"modified":"2022-12-23T09:16:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T22:46:38","slug":"melting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/castech.net\/capabilities\/melting\/","title":{"rendered":"Melting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ferrous Melting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At <em><strong>Castech<\/strong><\/em>, we have four tilt-pour induction furnaces with a combined capacity of 1250kgs gross for the production of ferrous castings. For small ferrous heats and tryouts up to 120kg gross, we use our push up melter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-ferrous Melting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aluminium is bulk-melted in a 500 kg capacity gas-fired furnace and transferred into two 350 kg electric resistance furnaces. It is then treated, de-gassed and held to temperature ready for pouring.<\/p>\n<p>By utilizing all 3 tilt pour induction furnaces along with our push up melter, our bronze capacity is 950kg gross. This enables us to produce large bronze castings in a wide range of alloys to internationally recognised standards. 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