Our melting furnace in Fonderia Piave
The smelting plant, the heart of the foundry
Fonderia Piave has two melting furnaces, which are the fulcrum of the company’s activities as well as an indispendable tool, a real flagship of the technology used.
Its function is to provide the necessary amount of heat sufficient to melt and overheat the metal, or to bring it to a temperature that exceeds the melting point to make it sufficiently fluid to be able to slide it easily inside the mold.
Used only by trained and competent staff, it allows to satisfy the request of various industrial sectors that require high production of castings and another degree of flexibility, capable of facing various technical problems. The quality is ensured by the constant collaboration of the department with the metallurgical laboratory and the Technical office.
The two ovens
The smelting plant consists of two different furnaces to ensure a diversified production of casting that it attentive to customer needs.
UHR 32
Capacity: 32 tons
Power output: 2500 kW
C33
Capacity: 5 tons
Power output: 600 kW
Advantages
- The experience of over fifty years in the use of these particular tools allows Fonderia Piave to respond to the growing demands of a market attentive to quality castings, to high production rates and to special requests that require specific attention in the production phases.
- The choice of the first or second oven allows to manage the required quality of the materials and production flexibility.
- The use of the two ovens allows to produce quantities raging from 0.2 Kg to 100 Kg more or less.