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Tag: Sustainability

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.

New Technology from Pyrotek to Display at EUROGUSS 2024 – MCS-V Furnace

by David Cole | 10 January 2024

A technology that many aluminium high-pressure and low-pressure die casters have been calling for will be featured at EUROGUSS 2024 – a new Pyrotek innovation that advances performance and sustainability. The Pyrotek Metal Casting System - Vacuum.

Pyrotek Installs Another Integrated Melting System (IMS) at Customer Site

by David Cole | 14 August 2023

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 Andrew Carlson and David Cole | 18 July 2023

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.

Electromagnetic Priming of Aluminium Filtration Systems: Pyrotek EM-DF

by David Cole | 17 February 2023

Learn about the Pyrotek Electromagnetic Deep Filtration (EM-DF) System

Come and visit us at the TMS 2023 Annual Meeting & Exhibition March 19–23, 2023 | San Diego Convention Center & Hilton San Diego Bayfront.

CASE STUDY: Steel Plant Reduces Energy Loss by Choosing ISOMAG Structural Insulation

by David Cole | 1 November 2022

Pyrotek delivered an insulating solution that enabled a customer in Eastern Europe to reduce energy consumption related to their steel ladle by EUR€250,000 per year and delivered a return on their investment in less than three months.

Pyrotek Receives Contractor Award from Constellium Muscle Shoals

by David Cole | 7 June 2022

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

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.

Pyrotek Delivers Experienced Furnace Cleaning Services

by David Cole | 8 February 2022

Pyrotek safely cleans furnaces and associated launders, removing dross, corundum, and oxides by utilizing specialized tools, fluxes, and inert gas when necessary.

Pyrotek Ceramite® Floor Tiles Withstand Extreme Environments, Ideal for High-Wear Areas

by David Cole | 14 December 2021

Foundry operators and aluminium processors work to reduce downtime, and would like to avoid it altogether for something like damaged or worn floor tiles. There’s enough to worry about already with furnaces, troughs and casting stations.

Automotive Assembly Plant in Mexico Selects Pyrotek’s Rigid Glasweve® Filters as Standard Filter for Casting Cylinder Heads

by Andrew Carlson and David Cole | 22 April 2021

The aluminium foundry at a major automotive operation in Mexico is now using Rigid Glasweve (RGW) filters as part of its cylinder head casting process, finding after a large-scale trial that RGW reduced scrap compared with the use of ceramic foam filters (CFF).

EnerSys and Pyrotek Team Up to Compete in AFWERX Energy Showcase

by David Cole | 20 January 2021

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.

MEET PYROTEK: Q & A with Ross McGregor, Milton Keynes, U.K.

by David Cole | 19 October 2020

As a member of the Metallurgical Services Group team, Ross McGregor is inspired each day at the R&D center by the opportunity to work on projects touching many different industries and seek to improve the performance of a vast range of products and processes.

“A role this varied can lead to transferable ideas and new products that could improve efficiency,” he says. “The role also has the scope to allow myself to develop into a world-leading consultant, providing technical assistance within the aluminium industry.”