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Processes

Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere Melting

For advanced metals of many types — including super alloys such as nickel titanium — the industry standard is to melt and re-melt in a vacuum. This controlled atmosphere process protects the molten metal from multiple potential impurities, making the end product suitable for advanced applications in aerospace, medical devices, and other industries.

THE CREATION and casting of superalloys, as well as many other advanced and reactive metals, requires sophisticated vacuum or controlled atmosphere melting and remelting systems. Inductotherm Group companies design and manufacture Consarc brand systems for a variety of industries all around the world.

Vacuum and Controlled Atmosphere Melting

Electromagnetic Cold Crucible (EMCC)

Electromagnetic Cold Crucible (EMCC)

Electromagnetic Cold Crucible (EMCC) is an innovative process utilizing a segmented water-cooled copper crucible for refractory-free induction melting within a vacuum or controlled atmosphere. Melting in a water-cooled copper crucible eliminates the possibility of contamination from the fused silica solar crucible. The copper crucible is made up of water-cooled segments or “fingers.” The magnetic fieldhttps://www.inductothermgroup.com/products/electromagnetic-cold-crucible-emcc/...

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ElectroSlag Remelting Furnaces (ESR)

ElectroSlag Remelting Furnaces (ESR)

Consarc brand electroslag remelting furnaces improve the efficiency and performance of the process by combining the use of a “high fill ratio” electrode (an electrode whose diameter approaches that of the crucible) with an AC line frequency furnace design in which the main power conductors are arranged coaxially around the melt zone.  The high fill ratio electrode provideshttps://www.inductothermgroup.com/products/electroslag-remelting-furnaces-esr/...

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Induction Skull Melting Furnaces (ISM)

Induction Skull Melting Furnaces (ISM)

Consarc offers Induction Skull Melting (ISM) furnaces which is a method of melting metals in a segmented water-cooled copper vessel while under vacuum or controlled atmosphere using an induction coil. Consarc ISM furnaces provide superior chemical and thermal homogeneity when compared to more traditional methods of melting reactive materials such as arc skull casting....

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Consarc Vacuum Arc Remelting Furnaces

Vacuum Arc Remelting Furnaces (VAR)

VAR Furnaces are used for melting material that have already been melted and cast into electrodes that are near their full packing density. Consarc utilizes fully computerized controls to optimize reproducibility and ease of operation. Custom furnaces in laboratory scale or for the production of unusual geometric configurations are available upon request....

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Vacuum Cap Furnaces

Vacuum Cap Furnaces (VCAP)

The VCAP furnace is designed for Induction Melting a solid charge in an air atmosphere (or vacuum), with final degassing stage under vacuum. The final pouring of the metal is performed in air or under protective atmosphere of inert gas. Configuration is based on the Inductotherm brand of steel shell induction furnaces which are fully adaptedhttps://www.inductothermgroup.com/products/vacuum-cap-furnaces-vcap/...

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Consarc Vacuum Induction Melting Furnace

Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces (VIM)

Consarc brand equipment includes a variety of Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) furnaces, including Electrode VIM systems, Master Alloy VIM systems, and small R&D systems. A wide variety of configurations are available to match customer requirements....

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Consarc Vacuum Precision Investment Casting Furnace (VPIC)

Vacuum Precision Investment Casting (VPIC)

Consarc’s line of Vacuum Precision Investment Casting (VPIC) furnaces are uniquely designed to assure repeatable production with minimal maintenance and high furnace availability. Parts with an Equiax grain structure are easily produced in a Consarc VPIC system. With the addition of a mold heater and water-cooled chill plate, directionally solidified and single-crystal castings can behttps://www.inductothermgroup.com/products/vacuum-precision-investment-casting-vpic/...

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