[August 20, 2010]  Consarc Corporation, an Inductotherm Group company, has dedicated its efforts to a multi-million dollar project devoted to producing multicrystalline silicon ingots at a fraction of the cost of traditional Direction Solidification (DS) furnaces using the Electromagnetic Cold Crucible (EMCC) patent pending furnace technology.

"The EMCC furnace will be a game-changer for the Photovoltaic Industry," says Bill Marino, President and CEO of Consarc Corporation.  'We are excited about the opportunity to participate in the growing solar industry, and look forward to making an impact by applying our existing induction technology to streamline the silicon refining and casting process."

The testing phase of the EMCC furnace is expected to begin in September, followed by the introduction of this product to the market.

Consarc Corporation has over 40 years of technical experience specializing in design and manufacture of a wide range of advanced vacuum and controlled atmosphere furnaces for the processing of metals, specialty alloys, and engineered materials.  Furnaces include:  Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR), Electroslag Remelting (ESR), Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM), Vacuum Precision Investment Casting (VPIC), Induction Skull Melting (ISM), Induction Vacuum Ladle (IVL), Vacuum brazing, Vacuum De-Oiling, Vacuum Heating and custom Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere Systems.

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