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November 2009

Mechatherm ‘Accu-Cast’ billet molds a success!

Mechatherm are pleased to announce that it has now successfully completed its final development and production trials on its new ‘Accu-Cast’ billet casting molds at Florida Extrusions, USA.

The tests were completed over a two week casting period without modification to any existing casting parameters other than the integration of ‘Accu-Set II’ Florida extrusions were very impressed with the results and now require a new casting cable and a mold package to integrate in to an existing table.

Retro-Fit 203mm Diameter Accu-Cast Mold

Retro-Fit 203mm Diameter Mold – Cast Finish

The above photo (left) shows a Mechatherm-RJC ‘Accu-Cast’ mold with ‘Air-Cast’ retro-fitted / trialled on an existing billet casting system. The above photo (right) shows the resultant cast finish produced.

Comparison of Billet Surface Finish of Accu-Cast Compared to Existing Mold Billet Surface Quality

The surface quality was substantially improved utilising our new mold technology with ‘Accu-Set II’ air flow casting gas system.

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November 2009

Mechatherm ‘Accu-Set II’ fully automated individual billet mold air flow air control system a success!

Mechatherm/RJC Incorporated are pleased to announce that it has now successfully completed its development and production trials on its new ‘Accu-Set II’ air flow ‘Air cast’ system at Florida Extrusions, USA. The system is designed to give fully automated individual casting air flow control for each mold independent of each other, the system automatically compensates for continually differing back pressure in each mold.

The system was fully tested on an existing operational 28 way 203mm (8”) diameter billet with excellent results over a two week casting period. From the successful results Florida Extrusions is now interested in purchasing a new dedicated system.

Mechatherm/RJC Incorporated are now in a position to offer ‘Accu-Set II’ as part of a new ‘Accu-Cast’ mold package or as a Retro-Fit to any existing casting table.

The system will offer the following advantages:

• Provide individual gas flow measurement for each mold independent from each other.
• Compensation for temperature and pressure fluctuations.
• Fully automated gas flow adjustment through complete cast including cast start.
• No manual operator involvement to adjust gas flow settings at table resulting in a much safer operating environment.
• Data available for SCADA system analysis.
• Much reduced dross formation in molds resulting in reduced operator access.
• Improved billet surface finish.

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October 2009

Mechatherm installation well underway at EMAL, Abu Dhabi

Mechatherm is pleased to announce that its new furnaces at the EMAL smelter project in Abu Dhabi, UAE. are nearing mechanical completion. Hot metal commissioning is now expected to be completed on the first casting line by early 2010.

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October 2009

Mechatherm installation well underway at Vedanta, Jharsuguda, Orissa, India

Back in January 2009 Mechatherm via its Indian licensee (Associated Industrial Furnaces Ltd.) were awarded a contract to supply 14 x 60T Electrically Heated Tilting Holding Furnaces at the new Vedanta expansion project in Jharsuguda, Orissa, India. We are pleased to announce that installation works are well underway with the first furnaces expected to commissioned by January 2010.

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October 2009

MECHATHERM and ALTEK-MDY join forces to supply world class Tilting Rotary Furnaces

Mechatherm is delighted to announce a new collaboration with former competitor ALTEK-MDY in jointly marketing the Aluminium industry with its Tilting Rotary Melting Furnaces.

By combining ALTEK-MDY’s 20 years of experience and over 40 global references in Tilting Rotary Furnaces and MECHATHERM International’s 30 years worldwide casthouse and re-melt furnace reputation, has provided a partnership unequalled for future customers interested in this type of technology.

Chris Emes, (Managing Director) of MECHATHERM International Ltd commented, “This collaboration should be very interesting to both our existing and potential clients. It will combine the long working Altek and MDY experience of re-melting drosses and scraps with the recently added Mechatherm innovative engineering principles and support organisation”.

Alan Peel, MD of ALTEK Europe commented on the new co-operation, “This is a very exciting time for ALTEK-MDY. By partnering with MECHATHERM International on this product line, a very professional and well respected company, it significantly enhances our strategy to offer total solutions in the area of dross management”.

MECHATHERM International have a long and well established history in providing complete and well engineered (and where required turnkey) cast house solutions to the world aluminium industry. The 1st class engineering and process control team that have been built up at MECHATHERM have utilised their 3D design and finite element analysis experience and facilities to ensure a low stress and optimised construction of the furnace structure and drive and provided a high level of process control and automation.

With access to global manufacturing resources and experience of project execution across the world, the co-operation will be able to offer high specification but very competitively priced solutions of their TRMF product range.

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September 2009

Black Country Business Awards Winner 2009

Mechatherm is pleased to announce that it has won the Black Country Business Award (AWM) 2009 – “Award for Business Impact through Innovation and Graduate Level Skills”. This was awarded based on the results of the excellent work we have been able to undertake with our local University (University of Central England) via the newly integrated KTP’s (Knowledge Transfer Protocol) and KBP (Knowledge Based Partnership) projects.

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September 2009

Mechatherm gets letter of intent for its first ‘Accu-Cast’ mould system

Mechatherm is delighted to announce that they have this month received an LOI for its very first ‘Accu-Cast’ mold system. Mechatherm is looking forward to supplying this new equipment and is extremely confident that this will be the beginning of a very successful product for many years to come.

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August 2009

Mechatherm completes installation and commissioning of a Rolling Ingot Soaking Pit for SAPA in Finspong, Sweden

Mechatherm has now successfully completed the installation and commissioning of a new rolling ingot soaking pit at SAPA Finspong, Sweden.

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August 2009

Project completed at ALCOA Kitts Green, Birmingham England

Mechatherm has now successfully completed the installation and commissioning of the new rolling ingot casting centre at ALCOA Kitts Green, UK.

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March 2009

Commissioning nearing completion at ALCOA Kitts Green, Birmingham England

Mechatherm is now close to completion of the new rolling ingot casting centre at ALCOA Kitts Green, UK. Final commissioning is taking place with production expected to commence within the next month.

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February 2009

MECHATHERM NOW OFFERS 'AIR-CAST' BILLET MOLDS FOR VDC CASTING MACHINES

Mechatherm is pleased to announce that it is now marketing air / oil lubricated casting molds and mold tables for VDC billet casting machines.

Mechatherm has supplied many VDC casting machines over the years but has only been able to offer our clients conventional "Hot top" mold tables, until now. Through a recently formed collaboration with casting mold expert Richard J Collins of Spokane, WA, Mechatherm has now developed a two part air /oil lubricated casting mold system in which we expect to compete at the very top end of the billet casting market. In addition to this new mold system, Mechatherm with the help of Richard J Collins will also introduce some new casting process innovations which will hopefully give us a cutting edge on our competitors worldwide.

Mechatherm will now be making efforts to market these new products to our new and existing clients, while at the same time remaining flexible in custom designing our casting machines to interface with other equipment.

Mechatherm is looking forward to this new venture with Richard J Collins and hope that our products will be a success across Aluminium cast houses world wide.

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February 2009

Mechatherm via its Indian Licensee obtain order for 14 Electrically Heated Tilting Holding furnaces at Vedanta, Jharsuguda, Orissa, India

Mechatherm via its Indian licensee (Associated Industrial Furnaces Ltd.) has been awarded a contract to supply 14 x 60T Electrically Heated Tilting Holding Furnaces at the new Vedanta expansion project in Jharsuguda, Orissa, India.

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February 2009

Mechatherm via its Chinese Licensee obtain order for a new 25T capacity Scrap Charging Machine at CHINA COAL in Xuzhuo City , China

Mechatherm via its Chinese licensee (Changrong Industrial Furnace Co. Ltd.) has been awarded a contract to supply a 25T capacity Aluminium scrap charging machine at CHINA COAL in Xuzhou city, China.

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January 2009

Mechatherm begin construction at EMAL, Abu Dhabi

Mechatherm has now mobilised to begin installation on site at the new "Greenfield" EMAL smelter project in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Mechatherm has a contract to install thirteen Melting/Holding furnaces which includes 3 x 130T Tilting furnaces which we believe are the biggest of this type in the world to date.

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January 2009

First cast performed at ALCOA Bohai, China on a Mechatherm 85T VDC Slab Casting Machine

Mechatherm has completed the first cast on the
new 85T VDC Slab Casting Machine at ALOCA Bohai, China.

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January 2009

Birmingham Post Enterprise Award Winner 2009

Mechatherm is pleased to announce that we have won the Birmingham Post Enterprise Award for 2009. This award is given to a company chosen by a panel of judges for recognition of their business success over the year.

Chris Emes (Managing Director) and Andrew Riley (Chairman) receiving award