Fonderie Pandolfo is the recycling and melting enterprise within the Pandolfo Group, specialized in processing of aluminium, mainly for extrusions and its pre-products. The casted billets are mainly extruded in the extrusion shops of the Pandolfo Group, located in Maniago, Northern Italy.
Currently, over 60,000 t of refined and recycled aluminium are molten and cast into semi-products. Pandolfo already operates a set of TCF and casting furnaces supplied by Tenova LOI Thermprocess in 2008. The new installation will double the production rate, aiming to satisfy the continuous market requests.
The Twin-Chamber Melting Furnace, with a capacity of 65,000 t/a, is designed for aluminium scrap recycling. In order to cover a broad range of scrap and contamination degree, the TCF combines pre-treatment and melting in one furnace.
The beneficial TCF-process relies on the efficient melting by limiting dross formation due to pre-treatment, while the evolving Volatile Organic Contents (VOCs) are combusted completely in the furnace to decrease the overall energy consumption.
By combining regenerative air heating (CCR) and optimized thermal treatment of the organic scrap components, this proven furnace technology reaches an high grade of energy and metal efficiency. A sophisticated automation technology, applied by Tenova LOI Thermprocess with the aim to streamline a fully automatic charging machine, increases efficiency further.
The scope of supply contains the turnkey-installation, including a state-of-the-art flue gas treatment plant.
The TCF is expected to go into operation at the end of 2019.
_{(source: Tenova LOI Thermprocess GmbH)}