Box Furnace Durable. Reliable. Efficient. Pillar’s Mark 8 Power Supply and Steel Frame Furnace define these characteristics. The Mark 8 is the standard against which we measure all of our other products. Available in the 50 to 750 kW range, it has long been recognized throughout the induction melting industry for its performance and reliability. Ninety nine percent of the nearly 1000 Mark 8 power units installed since 1981 are still in operation.

Steel Frame Furnaces are available in capacities ranging from 100 to 3000 pounds. Advantages of this furnace over an aluminum furnace include:

• Rugged Steel Construction
• Magnetic Field Containment
• Maintenance Accessibility
• Refractory Lid
• Optional Fume Collection Ring Available.

Pillar’s Steel Shell Furnaces are designed to handle the toughest of foundry environments.  With its rolled steel shell, heavy-duty shunts and thick walled copper melting coil, the Pillar Steel Shell Furnace is designed to withstand many years of punishment. Optional items available include:

• Closed Capture Hoods or Fume Collection Rings
• Lining Pushout Devices
• Furnace Weighing Systems
• Backtilting Furnaces 

The Steel Shell furnaces are built in a variety of sizes including:

• Capacities from 2,000 to 44,000 pounds
• Connection loads of 600kWs to 10MWs

Also with the following standard features:

• Hydraulic Tilt Cylinders
• Flow Control
• Hydarualic Lid Assembly
• Magnetic Field Containment Shunts
• Side Lead Drape

When Central Castings in Anniston, AL needed a second new induction melting system to complement their existing equipment they opted for the latest technology available, a transistorized 3000 KW power supply from Pillar. The production capabilities of their existing unit coupled with the support received from Pillar made Central’s selection process for the new system easy.

Pillar offers a variety of Furnaces for the Nonferrous metal industry, each designed to meet a specific need.  Our product offering includes small systems, designed to melt and pour multiple alloys and high powered systems developed for large scale melting processing.

If you are looking for innovative solutions to match your production needs, look no further than Pillar Induction.  Our experienced staff will work with you to provide the most cost effective and productive Induction melting system available.

Smaller Systems
Nonferrous Systems Lift/Swing Furnaces are available with hoist and hydraulic designs for crucible sizes ranging from #40 to #225. Important characteristics include:

• Rapid Alloy Changeover without Contamination
• Reduced Pouring Temperatures
• Utilization Rates near 100%
• Optional Fume Collection Ring Available

Larger Systems
Aluminum Box, Steel Frame and Steel Shell Furnaces are available in capacities from 50 to 20,000 pounds. Operational frequencies are selected to match each application and vary between 200 and 3000 Hz. Use with a rammed type lining or crucible is possible. Optional fume collection is available.