The melting of raw material components takes place in the IBE melting device, the latter being an advanced design of inductively heated crucible furnace.
Conventional technology:
- cupola furnace (coke/gas), gas furnace or electrode furnace
of high volume
Disadvantages:
- changing composition of melt takes a long time
- energy consumption
- exhaust gases
Inductive melting:
- minor melting volume
- adjustable temperature control
- higher efficency
- flexibility (fast activation and shutdown)
- possibility of thermal treatment
- no burn-off of electrodes