Industrial electric heating furnaces inventions 06/06

20060140244 - Extended length graphite electrode: An extended graphite electrode for use in an electric arc furnace facility, which includes joining at least two component graphite electrodes, at least one of which comprises a male tang having a ratio of male tang length to diameter of the electrode of at least about 0.60, to form a...

20060140245 - Methods of making inductively heatble articles, induction furnaces and components and materials: A method of forming an article comprises the steps of—a) forming an electrically conductive malleable composition to form an uncured shape; and b) inductively heating the shape to cure and harden it and thereby form the article....

20060126700 - Method and apparatus for heating a workpiece in an inert atmosphere or in vacuum: An induction furnace, according to one embodiment of the invention, includes an induction heating system and a chamber that comprises a steel cylinder, a top and bottom covers for that seal the top and bottom ends of the cylinder, and coolant passages within the cylinder and the covers. The induction...

20060114963 - Electric arc furnace monitoring system and method: A system and method is disclosed for monitoring the operating parameters of an electric arc furnace having a primary electrical circuit comprising a primary current transformer. The method comprises monitoring the furnace's primary current transformer; collecting data therefrom; transmitting the collected data to a server having an operatively connected monitor;...