CUPOLA DIVISION CONSULTING

Our team at the ATD Cupola Division can provide you with cupola processing consulting services from one of the top names in the industry, Mr. David J. Kasun - Technical Director

David has hosted many training sessions and written many technical papers regarding cupola processes.

Services Offered:

  • Cupola process evaluation & optimization services 

  • Cupola Computer simulation analysis: Mass/energy balance evaluations with high accuracy predictive modeling 

  • Charge system, materials and recipe analysis 

  • Process instrumentation and controls evaluation 

  • Process and equipment improvement recommendations 

  • Cupola gas plant design and troubleshooting services 

  • Cupola best practices consultation and support 

  • Spout, cupola and tuyere design 

  • Bed burn, startup and tapout practices 

  • Best operating practices, iron sampling, chemistry and temperature control 

  • Process control of blast, oxygen and charge materials, alloys and coke rates for optimization of spout control 

  • Ductile Iron production consulting 

  • ATD metallurgical engineers can provide expert consultation for the production of ductile iron.  We can evaluate your DI process, and advise on methods for treatment and inoculation of DI production. 

  • Ductile Iron lab services 

  • Through its ISO Certified lab facilities at Cadillac Casting, ATD can provide metallurgical testing at competitive rates with typical 2-3 day turnaround times. 

  • Metallography preparation and microscopy services. 

  • Microstructure analysis using Clemex Image analysis and photomicroscopy. 

  • Nodularity, Nodule Count, % Pearlite, % Ferrite, Carbide Detection. 

  • Tensile bar machining and sample preparation with United tensile evaluation. 

  • Ultimate Tensile, Yield and Elongation. 

  • Spectrometer evaluation of chemistry. 

  • Leco CS744 evaluation for Carbon and Sulfur. 

  • Cupola refractory system design 

  • ATD can offer refractory redesign and support systems engineering to optimize lining life and reduce thermal losses, to optimize cupola efficiency.  Lining systems combined with proper water cooling is essential to low-cost operation, long campaigns and optimal efficiency.  Engineered refractory solutions are available for the spout, well, melt zone and preheat zone. 

  • Limespar Continuous Iron Desulfurization 

  • ATD can provide process and metallurgical consulting services, engineering and equipment design and controls systems for in-stream iron desulfurization, using lime and fluorspar porous plug ladle desulfurization process.  

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