Welcome to our Insight blog where you will find stories and announcements that pertain to the industries Pyrotek serves, from aluminium to zinc galvanizing to glass to acoustics to battery materials and more.
Pyrotek Rigid Glasweve® Filters: Choice of the Industry's Best Casters
by Andrew Carlson and David Cole | 15 April 2026 at 09:00
Among the manufacturers advancing these next generation casting processes is BMW Group’s plant in Landshut, Germany. The facility incorporates a range of advanced consumable technologies from Pyrotek as part of its highly engineered aluminium casting operations.
ConMet Mexico Turns to Pyrotek Graphite Shafts and Rotors
by David Cole | 17 February 2025 at 00:00
ConMet’s facility in Monterrey, Mexico, which makes aluminum castings for the heavy trucks industry, has found that switching to Pyrotek’s graphite shafts and rotors used in degassing processes has reduced maintenance downtime, allowed for more efficient stocking of supplies, and ensured customer orders are fulfilled on-time.
CONTAINER GLASS: How Low-Porosity Refractory Stirrers Boosted Plant Efficiency
by David Cole | 28 October 2024 at 13:47
The right refractory material for stirrers in a colorant forehearth can eliminate streaky glass and increase plant efficiency and safety.
Pyrotek Installs Another Integrated Melting System (IMS) at Customer Site
by David Cole | 14 August 2023 at 14:31
The IMS consists of equipment specifically engineered to process machining chips, converting it efficiently back to usable metal.
Pyrotek Rigid Glasweve® Filters Help Foundries Accelerate Toward Sustainability Goals
by David Cole | 18 July 2023 at 13:19
Pyrotek developed the RGW filter technology to give its foundry partners in the aluminum industry critical efficiencies to be more competitive for years to come. Technology for greater sustainability and process efficiency is where Pyrotek continues to dedicate its research and development resources around the world.
Pyrotek Shares New Casthouse Innovations at NorCast Conference
by David Cole | 6 June 2023 at 08:11
ARENDAL, Norway – More than 120 aluminium casthouse leaders at NorCast 2023 in Arendal learned Tuesday, June 6, about Pyrotek’s two new critical casthouse innovations, the Ring-Fit and Fracture-Guard Transition…
Major Foundry in Spain Installs Pyrotek Degassing Units to Optimize Metal Treatment
by David Cole | 31 January 2023 at 08:57
MAPSA Has Chosen Pyrotek for Advanced Degassing Technology Expansion.
USA Plant Recruitment Videos Earn Telly Award
by David Cole | 12 July 2022 at 13:22
The USA manufacturing plant videos, produced last year by Pyrotek Global Marketing to support critical ongoing recruitment efforts and promote the facilities more broadly, are the recipient of a 2022 Telly Award.
Pyrotek Receives Contractor Award from Constellium Muscle Shoals
by David Cole | 7 June 2022 at 09:30
Constellium Muscle Shoals' aluminium manufacturing operation in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA, presented Pyrotek with a "Contractor of the Year Award," following molten metal furnace refractory relining and maintenance work. Since 2015, Pyrotek's refractory services team has been providing refractory linings for furnaces, crucibles, and troughs for Constellium Muscle Shoals.
Blansko Earns Renewable Energy Certificate
by David Cole | 17 May 2022 at 10:41
As the European aluminium industry keeps pushing suppliers to be more "green," Pyrotek Blansko is already in a great position to meet targets as leaders there have made sure operations run sustainably using renewable energy sources.
Anovion Launches as a Leader in the North American Battery Materials Supply Chain Bringing Proven Anode Technologies and Over 140 Years of History in Synthetic Graphite Production
Anovion launches as a leader in the North American battery materials supply chain through the combination of key assets contributed by affiliates of Amsted Graphite Materials, a world leader in graphite materials science, and the acquisition of Pyrotek’s battery materials division, a manufacturer of synthetic graphite anode material critical for lithium-ion batteries.
EnerSys and Pyrotek Team Up to Compete in AFWERX Energy Showcase
by David Cole | 20 January 2021 at 10:20
Pyrotek and EnerSys are combining decades of technical experience and U.S.A.-manufacturing capabilities to provide an advanced, high-energy, zero-volt capable, lithium-ion battery system to meet the demands of U.S. space resiliency and deliver top performance in the space warfighting domain.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Pyrotek’s Machined Graphite Parts for Float Glass
by David Cole | 10 December 2020 at 10:54
Pyrotek is known internationally for its high-quality precision machined graphite parts for float glass operations. These graphite parts are relied upon to make the highest quality architectural and automotive glass products.
Pyrotek Works Closely with Cometal Engineering At New Alu Menziken Casthouse in Romania
by David Cole | 15 July 2020 at 11:41
Convinced of Pyrotek's high-performance solutions, Cometal turns to Pyrotek for the best technology in launder systems, filtration, degassing and refining.
Sherbrooke — 40 years of Innovation
by David Cole | 24 February 2020 at 13:47
Two Pyrotek employees were recently honored for their specific contributions and decades of dedication going back to the very beginning of the Sherbrooke R&D Center.