Vibrating Charge Feeders
Melt Deck Equipment
Melt Deck Equipment
No Bake Equipment
Furnace Charge Feeder
General Kinematics vibrating furnace charge feeders and charge systems give you precise automated batch control, optional scrap drying and other charge enhancement capabilities. Equally important, automated systems help improve worker safety.
The charger nosepiece is designed specifically for your furnace to control fumes and direct the charge into the center of your furnace. Vibrating furnace charge systems can be motorized to move forward, backward, up, down, or transversely as well as full control with wireless weighing.
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- CASE STUDIES
FEATURES
- Patented charge feeder nosepiece expands to prevent jams, fits tight to furnace hood to contain fumes and any potential splashback, and directs charge into center of furnace to reduce furnace damage.
- Noise reduction vibrating feeder troughs for quiet furnace feeding.
- Heavy duty vibratory feeder designed for 24/7/365 operation with little maintenance requirements reduces your planned downtime.
- Two-Mass, natural frequency charge feeder design requires very little energy to operate, reducing your HP and energy costs.
- Designed with soft isolation springs that limit transmittal of forces to your furnace deck.
- Feeder is designed with a variable speed material discharge to keep your furnace crucible full as material is demanded.
BROCHURE
CASE STUDIES
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Case Study: Equipment Rebuild – Vibrating Charge Feeder
Challenge: A foundry had been utilizing a General Kinematics vibrating furnace charge feeder for a number of years. With repeated drops of heavy charge material, the trough of the unit had become distorted and required refurbishment. Approach: The customer contacted General Kinematics and shipped the unit back to GK’s manufacturing facility in Crystal Lake, IL.…
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Case Study: Wireless Controlled, Four Bar Lift, Indexing Charge Feeder
Challenge A unique secondary aluminum producer, located in Kentucky, had recently purchased a more efficient rotary furnace to improve their foundry production. Optimum efficiency requires the furnace doors to be opened and closed in the shortest amount of time to maintain heating efficiency. To feed the new furnace, the current process involved multiple runs using…
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Case Study: Foundry Melt Department Upgrades
Case Study: Melt Department Upgrades Dura-Bar Furnace Charge System Challenge For over 40 years, Dura-Bar has been recognized as the industry leader in producing continuous cast iron. In order to meet their increased demand from customers, Dura-Bar embarked on upgrading their furnace / melt system with the latest technology, designed to achieve greater throughput and…