PHI Atherm Immersion Heater
Prolific Group cooperating with ATHERM to supply immersion heater for aluminium industry. ATHERM is a French company which has continuously improved skills in design of Immersion Heater and industrialization of thermal solution for aluminium die casting holding furnaces over 30 years.
One of the way of melting aluminium is by using immersion heater. Aluminium Industry has been one of the versatile industry, as the aluminium materials are used in many other industry such as automotive, aviation, food packaging, and many more. One of the basic part of aluminium production is the melting of aluminium scrap or chip or ore.
Benefits of Atherm Ultra Compact Immersion Heater
- Save your energy 30 – 40 %
- Reduce your metal losses ~0
- Increase quality of your product
- Increase your productivity , save your space
A Full Range Of Power
Design
Product range of immersion heater designed and customized to fit your needs
Production Made in France
700 Aluminium immersion heaters per year
Technical Assistance
Installation design phase
assistance, commissioning
and training assistance
Some Concrete Achievements
Holding Furnace
2 chambers, total 2T to maintain in temperature Heaters close to wall and need in power : 200kW
- 5 immersion heaters dia 55, 40kW each, sheath 1050mm long
- Lifetime more than 2 years
- Piloted by a dedicated control cabinet
Melting Furnace
Large industrial melting furnace in term of molten aluminium and immersion heaters smelt solid aluminium and temperature to hold at 750°C while smelting
- 13 immersion heaters dia 32, 13kW each
- Innovative industrial electric melting furnace
- Fully environmental friendly
Crucible with Dynamic Reheating
- 400 kgs liquid aluminium
- 4 heaters dia 28mm, 15kW each
- Reheating from 750°C to 800°C in 10 minutes : confirmed
- A sensor detecting position of lid turning off heaters power
- The relevant piloting cabinet
- Quality of aluminium maintained
Filtration Unit
Flow rate of aluminium at 4T/h and need in maintaining and reheating
- 3 immersion heaters in horizontal position, offering 9kW each
- Physical and thermal dimensioning of heaters
- Proven tightness solution
- Relevant piloting cabinet
Furnace with low bath level
Transfer ladle
A ladle of 1200 kgs of aluminium
Temperature losses during transfer furnace/ladle and pouring ladle/mould
Necessity to reheat before pouring into a mould
Keeping quality of aluminium
- well insulated lid with holes for heaters
- 3 heaters ø28, 15kW each
- Reheating from 700°C to 760°C within 6
- minutes – relevant piloting cabinet
Continuous Casting
Heating plugs, furnace for preheating of the plugs
Holding Road Transport Ladle
- 6T
- Need in reheating 10°C/h up to 830°C
- heaters ø32mm, 1400mm long, 15kW each 3
Retrofit of Degassing Unit
Replacement of inefficient and expensive graphite heating blocks
Rotors creating high temperature losses & a significant aluminium vortex
Possibility to have chloride and other additives
- Implementation of 1 heater per chamber, dia 55mm, standing additives
- Thermal, financial and qualitative efficiency of the solution
- Small heating length fitting bath level, 11kW each
- Good dynamic
Upholding During Maintenance
28 vault furnaces 45kW each, with corundum Aluminium temperature at 665°C 4 hrs to reheat before production restart when temperature falls down to 630°C
- 1 mobile station « Heat Pack »
- 1 heater 32 & Ø 55 12,5 kW each
- Gain 2 hours of maintenance on each 28 ovens, 2 times a month
Maintaining Aluminium Temperature in Launders
- Low aluminium level
- Horizontal mounting
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