It’s not a done deal. If another bidder comes forward to buy the maker of specialty steel, it’s possible Crucible steel will keep the furnaces lit. But without a better bid, “We are going to ...

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Resistance furnaces typically use a closed electrical circuit of wound ... air-evacuated chamber. Often, crucibles that minimize contamination are used, and combined with the sealed chamber ...

Low energy losses allow the furnace to be air-cooled, eliminating the need for a water cooling system. Among Inductotherm’s newest technologies is the Acutrak® Direct Electric Heat (DEH) Crucible ...