Smelting department

The smelting department is the heart of Torri Fonderie, where the raw metal is melted in specialised furnaces to be transformed into material ready for processing. Here, precision and control are essential to ensure the final quality of the product.

Smelting department

Our smelting department lets us handle several different alloys simultaneously, optimising the service to our customers.

All plants undergo regularly scheduled maintenance to maintain energy efficiency, filter cleanliness and ensure the purity of the alloy.

Technology

Our high-tech furnaces

Smelting furnaces

Our plant has 2 state-of-the-art smelting furnaces. They are located adjacent to the die-casting shop in total safety and compliance with environmental regulations. Both furnaces are equipped with a special extraction hood that collects and filters all emissions.

Features:

  • Tower smelting furnaces;
  • Liquid aluminium capacity: 20,000 kg;
  • Smelting capacity per hour: 4,000 kg/h;
  • Tippable;
  • Automatic opening and closing of the chimney for temperature management and emission filtering;
  • Temperature control via 4 thermocouples;
  • Liquid and filled aluminium level control by laser.

Bale-out furnaces

Each die-casting island is equipped with state-of-the-art furnaces on board the press to keep the alloy at temperature. Each furnace is equipped with a dedicated extraction hood to reduce pollutant emissions.

Features:

  • Liquid aluminium capacity: 6,000 kg;
  • Powered by gas or electricity;
  • Model with gas-powered radiant tube;
  • Automatic opening and closing of the chimney for temperature management and smoke evacuation;
  • Temperature control by means of 2 thermocouples;
  • Methane, LPG or diesel combustion equipment;
  • Armoured or low-voltage heating elements;
  • Refractory material of the highest quality.

These new installations let us save energy and reduce our environmental impact; to date we have obtained over 4000 white certificates.

Presses

Our press fleet consists of 9 units, with different production capacities to meet a wide range of requirements. We use state-of-the-art presses for aluminium die-casting, ensuring precision and reliability at every stage of the process.

Strict control of operating conditions and constant maintenance ensure excellent results and high production efficiency. Our commitment to innovation and quality enables us to meet the highest expectations of our customers, providing finished products of an exceptional standard.

Presses:

  • 1600 tonnes
  • 1350 tonnes
  • 1000 tonnes
  • 850 tonnes
  • 700 tonnes
  • 750 tonnes
  • 500 tonnes
  • 400 tonnes
  • 225 tonnes

Extraction system

All die-casting and machining production facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art extraction systems to reduce the environmental impact.

Each system is subject to scheduled maintenance to maintain its efficiency.

Impianti esterni dello stabilimento Torri Fonderie

Our commitment to sustainability

In 2020, all extraction systems were renewed with the latest filtering features and 2 new systems were built to further increase the capacity to reduce emissions.

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