"TEE" Log Furnace

The Belco "TEE"(Thermal Energy Efficient) aluminum billet furnace is considered by many the most efficient flame-impingement-type furnace available.

Potential energy efficiencies of 50% or more are achievable.

The furnace accommodates either billets or logs, fed to the pre-heat section of the furnace via an automatic loader.

The furnace has two sections. A pre-heat section efficiently warms incoming logs with excess heat captured from the flame-impingement area.

The firing chamber features a state-of-the-art combustion system that helps maximize heating efficiencies.

PLC controls monitor the complete furnace operation.

Hot Saw developed by Belco and B&O Saws

U.S. Patent No. 7,047,784 & 7,328,600
Some of the advantages of sawing hot aluminum logs versus shearing or purchasing pre-cut billets are:

• Allows for reduced raw stock inventories
• Sawed ends on billets are flat and square
• Reduces extruded profile scrap
• Improves extruded profile quality
• Lower hydraulic pressures will result in:
  • Fewer leaks
  • Less wear
  • Lower maintenance
  • Less energy consumption
• The log diameter can be changed without mechanical change of the equipment
• The Belco / B&O Hot Log Saw can be retrofitted into current shear installations.
• More competitively priced than a shear

Hot Log Shear

Innovative engineering and the latest technology work to deliver performance that's remarkably productive, flexible, and energy efficient.

A faster shear cycle increases productivity, while multiple modes of operation (no scrap, minimum scrap, no two-piece billets) adapt to varying production requirements.

A solid, one-piece die ring improves cutting performance of the billet ends.

Simplified design, such as reduced horsepower requirements and more efficient hydraulics, helps assure long-term reliability