A unique secondary aluminum producer, located in Kentucky, had recently purchased a more efficient rotary furnace to improve their foundry production. Optimum efficiency requires the furnace doors to be opened and closed in the shortest amount of time to maintain heating efficiency. To feed the new furnace, the current process involved multiple runs using a front end loader to weigh material and charge the furnace to capacity, leaving the doors open for an extended amount of time. The resulting loss of heat makes the process less efficient. With the loader having to travel 90 feet to the furnace, and then lifting up 48 inches to charge the furnace, the end user needed to find a better solution to charging their furnace.

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