September 2009

PSA invests further in more efficient aluminium melting operation

In March 2009, PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN put the third melting and holding furnace from StrikoWestofen GmbH into operation in its plant in Charleville Mézières, France. The StrikoMelter^® shaft melting furnace, type WHS-T, has a melting capability of 5,000 kg aluminum per hour and features a holding bath of 10 tons. Energy consumption below 600 kW/h for melting and heating-up of each ton of aluminum to target temperature of 720 °C was contractually guaranteed. The new furnace replaces two older units, which at that time had not been supplied by StrikoWestofen.

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		StrikoMelter® type WHS-T, tiltable, low energy consumption and high automation degree