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News Release from: Meltech Engineering | Subject: MT1300
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 February 2007
Pro-Roll turns up the heat with Meltech
Furnace
Specialist metal hand rolling company Pro-Roll is using a Meltech MT1300 electric furnace to cut heat treatment costs and generate new business at its rolling mill in Sheffield
Specialist metal hand rolling company Pro-Roll is using a Meltech MT1300 electric furnace to cut heat treatment costs and generate new business at its rolling mill in Sheffield The MT1300 accurate heating will allow Pro-Roll to develop additional services in rolling, heat treatment and straightening work for aerospace, biomedical and commercial applications
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 24 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Pro-Roll supplies titanium, cobalt, nickel alloys and special grades of stainless steel to the aerospace, biomedical and commercial markets.
The Meltech MT1300 furnace offers heat treatment up to 1,300C.
Initially it will be used for straightening and annealing five metre titanium alloy bars.
Reducing Furnace Running Costs.
Pro-Roll has replaced an older electric furnace with the MT1300.
"Like all companies in the metal processing sector we've experienced a significant increase energy costs.
The older furnace would take 4-5 hours, half a shift, to reach 850C.
With the MT1300 it takes just 30 minutes to reach 1,300C, a significant saving in time and furnace costs," says Symon Havenhand, managing director, Pro-Roll .
In addition to higher temperatures, the MT1300 furnace has more accurate temperature control across the length of the furnace, which will enable Pro-Roll to meet the heat treatment performance required for aerospace alloy processing.
Manufactured by Meltech Engineering , The Meltech MT1300 furnace is based on the 'low thermal mass' principle and features multi-zone temperature control.
It is available in a range of sizes with a choice of heating element materials such as Kanthal APM, for processing wires typically 0.5mm - 6mm diameter.
Customisation of element design allows optimisation of the MT1300 performance to fine tune temperature zoning and increased element operational life.
The MT1300 uses advanced ceramic and insulation materials to give 90% thermal efficiency, leading to more consistent and manageable heating across the length of the furnace and reduced furnace heating running cost.
The Meltech furnace is available as a standalone furnace or as part of a self contained Meltech annealing line with integral spooling through to large scale process annealing lines with capacities in excess of one tonne per hour.
For more information on the MT1300 and the Meltech furnace range, please visit the website or contact Meltech Engineering direct.
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