Manufacturing Equipment

Rautomead has developed an entry-level RSCC copper rod casting machine.

Rautomead has developed an entry-level RSCC copper rod casting machine.

it is designed specifically for the production of CuOF and CuAg wire rod, and is available in two configurations - as a four-strand machine for 8mm diameter rod, for high-quality wire drawing applications, or as a three-strand machine for 12-22mm diameter, to make feedstock for continuous extrusion technology.

it’s an output capacity of 3,600 tonnes per year, and shares lots of of the technical features of the larger Rautomead RS wire rod casting machines.

These features include: graphite crucible technology to ensure low oxygen content (<5ppm) copper rod; electric resistance heating that’s simple to maintain; ability to empty liquid metal from the furnace in the event of a power cut; automatic safety feature to lift coolers out of the melt when the power is cut; automated coil formation of the cast rod; automatic recording of the key operating parameters.

In an effort to minimise customer investment, the RSCC model has been designed to provide users with the option to arrange local manufacture and supply of selected component parts of the continuous casting equipment, according to drawings and information provided by Rautomead.

Jetstream air knife technology introduced by Meech

It is accepted throughout industry that compressed air is an expensive & energy inefficient option for plenty of drying applications Meech International said Jetstream is a drying technology that can cut the costs associated with moisture removal An example is rolled & strip steel production, where the cost of drying steel using compressed air delivered through nozzles can be large.

Meech has introduced Jetstream, an air knife method designed for challenging steel-drying applications.

Jetstream removes the moisture from the steel strips in a more cost-efficient manner than compressed air alternatives &, according to the company, delivers better moisture removal, producing a drier & better quality product.

The basis of operation of the Jetstream method is that high-pressure air is generated at a blower unit, delivered to the air knives via ducting & then discharged from the air knives at a high velocity.