One vacuum induction melting directional solidification/single crystal/equiax pitless (VIM DS/SC/EQ) combo casting furnace and one vacuum induction melting directional solidification /single crystal (DS/SC) solidification casting furnace system were installed in the new plant. However, to meet market demand, Siemens is planning for more furnaces (also pitless vacuum induction melting directional/single crystal solidification casting furnace systems) to be installed soon.
“Siemens has been leveraging state-of-the-art technologies as indispensable assets for a competitive edge. Keeping customers satisfied means delivering solid reliable products. That is why they chose to continue cooperation with Retech Systems. Retech’s pitless DS/SC furnaces greatly reduce or eliminate: costs, time, disruptions to facility production, and confined space entry to pits required with the installation of the new pitless VIM furnaces at the facility”, said a project representative.
“We are committed to this multi-year partnership between Siemens and Retech Systems LLC and pleased to continue with it while setting the bar higher by delivering faster and providing higher quality equipment to meet the demands of the Industrial Gas Turbine (IGT) market. The melting systems that Retech is delivering to Siemens, incorporate industry leading special design features such as: a reliable and maintenance friendly design ideal for faster and more flexible operation, superb process control for repeatability and high yields, as well as Retech’s new pitless mold elevator that can be utilized on directional solidification/single crystal furnaces to offer our industry partners straightforward facility installation options. These furnaces are also unique in that they are large capacity cast weights capable of single crystal castings,” said Earl Good, VP – Global Vacuum Melting, Managing Director Retech Systems LLC.
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