CONSARC CORPORATION 100 Indel Avenue P.O. Box 156 Rancocas, New Jersey 08073 Phone: +1 (609) 267-8000 Fax: +1 (609) 267-1366 E-mail: [email protected] www.consarc.com CONSARC ENGINEERING LIMITED 9 Woodside Eurocentral Holytown, North Lanarkshire ML14XL Scotland, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0)1698 730430 Fax: +44 (0)1698 730431 E-mail: [email protected] www.consarceng.com Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces For more information visit www.consarc.com.

VIM­— The Process VIM­— Pouring Design A B C D E F G H I J Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) is the melting of metal via electromagnetic induction under vacuum. An induction furnace containing a refractory lined crucible surrounded by an induction coil is located inside a vacuum chamber. The induction furnace is connected to an AC power source at a frequency precisely correlating to the furnace size and material being melted. Material is charged into the induction furnace under vacuum and power is applied to melt the charge. Additional charges are made to bring the liquid metal volume to the desired...

VIM - Chamber Design Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces Consarc designs a static VIM melting chamber which is adequately sized and designed to operate in this harsh environment. The system is designed to operate for many consecutive melting cycles without the need to break vacuum for cleaning or furnace charging between melts. This simple design philosophy ensures that the VIM furnace offers the highest possible productivity in operation. Consarc has built the majority of the large VIM systems in production today worldwide. Companies producing the best masteralloy barstock for precision casting...

Masteralloy VIM Systems Masteralloy VIM systems are generally in the range of 1-10 tons and are characterized by their ability to pour many multiples of small diameter ingots configured on a mold car or turntable. Masteralloy ingots are commonly as small as 73 mm (27/8”) and as large as 254 mm (10”) in diameter and generally about 1.2m (48”) tall. Consarc Masteralloy VIM systems commonly incorporate the following features: • Overmelt Chargers for primary bucket charging of high density charge materials like balls and briquettes, temperature probe insertion, sample taking, and late alloy additions....

Masteralloy VIM Systems Masteralloy VIM systems are generally in the range of 1-10 tons and are characterized by their ability to pour many multiples of small diameter ingots configured on a mold car or turntable. Masteralloy ingots are commonly as small as 73 mm (27/8”) and as large as 254 mm (10”) in diameter and generally about 1.2m (48”) tall. Consarc Masteralloy VIM systems commonly incorporate the following features: • Overmelt Chargers for primary bucket charging of high density charge materials like balls and briquettes, temperature probe insertion, sample taking, and late alloy additions....

VIM - Chamber Design Vacuum Induction Melting Furnaces Consarc designs a static VIM melting chamber which is adequately sized and designed to operate in this harsh environment. The system is designed to operate for many consecutive melting cycles without the need to break vacuum for cleaning or furnace charging between melts. This simple design philosophy ensures that the VIM furnace offers the highest possible productivity in operation. Consarc has built the majority of the large VIM systems in production today worldwide. Companies producing the best masteralloy barstock for precision casting...

VIM­— The Process VIM­— Pouring Design A B C D E F G H I J Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) is the melting of metal via electromagnetic induction under vacuum. An induction furnace containing a refractory lined crucible surrounded by an induction coil is located inside a vacuum chamber. The induction furnace is connected to an AC power source at a frequency precisely correlating to the furnace size and material being melted. Material is charged into the induction furnace under vacuum and power is applied to melt the charge. Additional charges are made to bring the liquid metal volume to the desired...

CONSARC CORPORATION E-mail: [email protected] CONSARC ENGINEERING LIMITED Holytown, North Lanarkshire ML14XL Scotland, United Kingdom E-mail: [email protected] An Irtductotherm Group Company For more information visit www.consarc.com. Leading Manufacturers of Melting, Thermal Processing and Production Systems for the Metals and Materials Industry Worldwic