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Nabertherm new Controller Series 500
The controller models an eye-catching design, with a touch display, colored representations and simple symbols. The innovative design includes the well-known high-quality Nabertherm technology “Made in Germany” ...
20 April 2022 -
Improving industrial sustainability…
Combustion furnaces are widely used across major industrial and commercial applications to perform functions ranging from heating spaces such as commercial buildings and warehouses to powering boilers, ovens, thermal oxidizers and ...
01 April 2022 -
Non-contact temperature monitoring
The temperature of a metal at the point of casting can significantly affect the quality, strength, and other properties of the resulting part or product. Temperature monitoring of the liquid metal, therefore plays an essential role...
31 March 2022 -
Grains for Refractory Applications
With 6 decades of experience in the field of Material Science, with Focus on “Making Materials Matter” – CUMI Electro Minerals Division manufactures a wide range of Fused & Sintered minerals for critical applications...
31 March 2022

A once-in-a-decade chance
How one refractory contractor created safer processes 10 Years later.
Dave Drorbaugh II always looks for ways to improve processes. Early in his career, he worked as a lead project manager at a metal processing facility where he helped with tactical and strategic process oversight, production forecasting and project support. During that time, the facility did a major shutdown to rebrick one of their metal processing furnaces. The work required access to a 40-foot-tall, 22-foot diameter vertical shaft. Time was tight, which meant he didn’t have the luxury of exploring alternative work platforms. In the end, the team decided to go with conventional scaffolding built off of a hanging static platform. The scaffolding system got the job done, but Drorbaugh and his team were aware there were more efficient options available.
A decade later in 2023, with furnace overhaul again scheduled, Drorbaugh, now a business unit manager at RECON Engineering & Construction, had the opportunity participate in a full shutdown with the same smelter. The timeline of this project allowed the RECON team to improve upon previous efforts by commissioning a custom solution to increase access and safety for the refractory reinstallation project...

Assessing the SEI BoilerWatch acoustic pyrometer
A technology used in other industries for combustion monitoring flame temperatures is now proposed for glass furnaces. Written by Peter J Firth.
RiA Cast House Engineering LLC: Inside the company
Furnaces International spoke to Michael Rockstroh to paint a picture of Ria Cast House Engineering LLC, a prominent company within the Furnaces Industry...