Lead melting furnace with automatic ingot feeder:
The gas heated steel melting crucible is of open type to simplify the cleaning and is equipped with a level sensor to control the lead level inside the pot. The integrated delivery pump for molten lead alloys, with temperature up to 600°C, is provided with an adjustable flow control system. The unit also features a robust chain conveyor for lead storage and transportation equipped with a limit switch to feed the ingots one by one.
ROTARY CASTING UNIT:
The continuous casting of the grid mesh is performed by a water cooled wheel driven by a Variable Frequency Drive in order to be synchronized with other units of the line. The lead is fed to the casting wheel by a specifically designed rotary shoe which is applied to the wheel itself. The volume of cooling water is automatically adjusted in order to keep the casting wheel at a pre-set temperature. Two rollers drive out the mesh from the casting wheel to the trimming and coiling units through a water cooling and flash burning system.
TRIMMING UNIT:
The unit cuts the grid mesh into small pieces to be easily returned to the furnace in case of alarm or during the coil changeover.
SCRAP RECOVERY SYSTEM:
Conveyor belts transfer the scraps, coming from the trimming unit, back to the melting furnace.
MANUAL COILER:
It is composed of a rotary table where the mesh is horizontally coiled onto a properly designed pallet. When the coil is completed, the trimming unit starts the cutting of the mesh into scraps. In the meantime, the operator unloads the completed coil with a forklift and replaces it with an empty pallet. When the new pallet is positioned, the operator actions the strip coiling cycle again.
SCRAP RECOVERY SYSTEM:
The system consists of scraps conveyor belts to transfer the scraps, coming from the trimming unit, back to the melting furnace.