Tilting Furnaces K Electrically Heated, for Melting and Holding

Tilting Furnaces K Electrically Heated, for Melting and Holding

Category: Foundry

Specifications
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The electrically heated tilting furnaces are characterized by very good melt quality and high melting performance with optimum energy efficiency. They are ideal as a flexible solution for pre-melting but also for direct pouring into large moulds.

  • K ../12 for aluminum and zinc alloys 
  • K ../13 for copper alloys such as bronze or brass
  • Free-radiating heating elements on support tubes for long service life and simple replacement
  • Twelve months warranty on heating elements
  • Multi-layer insulation for optimum energy efficiency and low external wall temperatures
  • Exclusive use of insulation materials without categorization according to EC Regulation No 1272/2008 (CLP). This explicitly means that alumino silicate wool, also known as “refractory ceramic fiber” (RCF), which is classified and possibly carcinogenic, is not used.
  • Incl. crucible
  • Electro-hydraulic tilting device with safe two-hand operation on the furnace
  • Uniform and precise pouring due to optimum pivot point
  • Emergency outlet for safe draining of the melt in case of crucible breakage
  • No exhaust gas discharge needed
  • Integrated safety system which continues to operate the furnace at reduced power in case of malfunction in the thermocouple, in order to prevent the freezing of the melt
  • Over-temperature limiter in furnace chamber for protection against overheating. The limiter switches the heating off when the set limit temperature is reached, and only switches it back on after the temperature has fallen again.
  • Low-maintenance furnace chamber control with temperature measurement behind the crucible
  • Defined application within the constraints of the operating instructions
Additional Equipment
  • Safety fence
  • Work platform for easy charging
  • Collecting pan under the emergency outlet
  • Crucible breakage monitor with visual and audible signal (only for models K ../12)
  • Bath control with thermocouples in the furnace chamber and in the melt. The furnace temperature is controlled through the melt. Temperature overshoots are reduced, thus the quality of the melt is improved
  • Heating system operated through thyristors
  • Multi-step switching of the furnace heat
  • Models with increased heating power
  • Process control and documentation via Nabertherm Control Center (NCC) for monitoring, documentation and control
Model Tmax
furnace
Tmax
melt bath
Crucible Capacity
in kg
Heating power Melting performance3,6
in kg/h
Consumption
melting6
kWh/kg
Consumption
holding
Lid closed/open
Outer dimensions5
in mm
Weight
  °C °C   Al Zn Cu in kW4 Al Al kWh/h W D H in kg
K 80/12 1200 1050 TP 287 180 470 - 50 126¹ 0.4¹ 4/10¹ 2050 1520 1580 1750
K 150/12 1200 1050 TP 412 330 870 - 60 147¹ 0.4¹ 5/12¹ 2120 1600 1860 2350
K 180/12 1200 1050 TP 412H 370 980 - 60 160¹ 0.4¹ 5/12¹ 2120 1600 1860 2450
K 240/12 1200 1050 TP 587 570 1500 - 80 180¹ 0.4¹ 8/17¹ 2260 1760 1860 2800
K 360/12 1200 1050 TBN 800 750 - - 100 260¹ 0.4¹ 11/20¹ 2370 1810 1950 3500
K 400/12 1200 1050 TBN 1100 1050 - - 126 295¹ 0.4¹ 12/22¹ 2370 1930 2100 3700
                Cu Cu          
K 10/13 1300 1150 A 70 20 50 70 16 472 0.32 5/82 1890 1240 1440 1000
K 20/13 1300 1150 A 150 45 120 150 20 632 0.32 5/82 1890 1400 1460 1300
K 40/13 1300 1150 A 300 90 240 300 26 842 0.32 5/82 2000 1450 1540 1650
K 80/13 1300 1150 TP 287 180 470 550 50 1902 0.32 6/112 2050 1520 1580 1950
¹Al at 700 °C
2CuZn at 1000 °C
3The specified melting performances are maximum values. In practice, approx. 80 % are achieved.
4Depending on furnace design connected load might be higher
5External dimensions vary when furnace is equipped with additional equipment. Dimensions on request.
6 Values for other materials, e. g. zinc, on request

 

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