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The area on the melt-deck immediately adjacent to the furnace has always been the most challenging to automate and stations the furnace operator in the most vulnerable state. The operator is exposed to the risk of molten metal splash areas and water/molten metal eruptions. With the ARMS™ (Automated Robotic Melt Shop) System, the melt deck can be automated. This fully integrated system effectively achieves melt shop safety by completely automating your melt deck and relocating your furnace operator away from the most dangerous areas and into in a control room .

All the controls are located in the control room overlooking the melt deck. From the post in the control room, the furnace operator remotely controls the movement of the material handling systems, furnace, furnace cover and slag cart and initiates the various pre-programmed operations of the robot. The robot's duties include: removing slag, taking temperature measurements, taking melt samples, adjusting chemistry by supplying additives to the melt, and bath ground testing.

Automated furnace operations and other automated processes offer a variety of important advantages. They are precisely repeatable, ensuring consistency and improved productivity melt-after-melt. With the most dangerous tasks performed by a robot and other automated equipment, this makes it easier to recruit and retain foundry workers. The primary benefit provided by automating equipment is greatly enhanced worker safety. This enables foundry management to remove the furnace operator from the most dangerous areas close to the furnace decreasing the potential for injury to your most important asset – your employees.