How Chinese experts are shaping aluminium melting industry standards. Technology, process control, energy efficiency, and global influence. 25 years experience. Twenty years ago, China followed global standards in aluminium melting. Today, Chinese exp...

How a Chinese expert helped a European aluminium recycler cut melt loss from 9.2% to 4.6%. Temperature, salt flux, skimming, burner tuning, and training. In late 2023, I received an email from a recycling plant manager in northern Spain....

In early 2023, I received a call from a die casting plant in Shanghai. They were running two gas-fired reverberatory furnaces, each with a capacity of 3 tonnes. They melted around 18 tonnes per day of ADC12 alloy. Their energy bill had risen ...

Something has changed in Southeast Asia. Five years ago, most foundries in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia were running old gas-fired furnaces and patching them up. Today, they are investing in new equipment. Not because they want to. Becaus...

Twenty years ago, “Chinese furnace” meant cheap and basic. Ten years ago, it meant good value but questionable support. Today, it means something different. Chinese manufacturers are no longer just competing on price. They are competing on qu...