Troughs and Launders

Overview

Troughs, also called launders, use gravity sometimes charged by a pump system, to transport molten metal through a series of specially designed high-temperature channels from one location to another.

Pyrotek Offerings

Pyrotek trough systems combine hot-face refractory, backup insulation, steel shell and support systems, heated/unheated lids, dams and other high-temperature components such as thermocouples and gaskets to create the channels for molten metal transport. Trough systems serve multiple transport purposes resulting in many different styles of troughs and components.

Pyrotek engineering services provides fully turnkey trough system solutions:

• Thermal calculations and engineering design
• Refractory/material selection and recommendations
• Finite element analysis
• Project management
• Professional installation
• Electrical engineering, controls design, and troubleshooting

To continuously heat the trough system to improve metal quality and increase trough refractory service life, Pyrotek offers heated trough lids and refractory heating technology. Pyrotek's heated trough technology can maintain molten metal temperatures within 5 degrees Celsius, allowing for holding furnace temperatures to be reduced significantly, reduce dross production and eliminate the need to superheat the metal in the furnace.