Furnace Skimming and Cleaning Vehicle

Furnace Skimming and Cleaning Vehicle can provide the following benefits:

• Increase the furnace utilization and lower gas consumption by reducing the time required to de-cross and clean the furnace.
• Provide greatly improved heat transfer by removing the dross acting as thermal insulation on the molten metal with ease and precision.
• Reduce the amount of aluminium removed with the dross during skimming operations.
• Avoid dross, sludge and metal buildup that progressively reduce the furnace capacity.
• Increase the speed of the cold charge melting cycle as a result of the ability to mix and submerge scrap into the melt.
• Prolong refractory lining life by avoiding the thermal stress caused by lengthy tending procedures.
• Reduce the manpower required to carry out the furnace-tending operations.
• Improve casthouse safety by removing the operator from the proximity of the furnace door during tending operations.
• Eliminate the need for forklift trucks to operate in front of the furnace.