It has equipped itself with a powerful concentrating solar furnace, which will allow it to melt metal with near-zero environmental and energy costs. For the first time, steel will be industrially recycled from the heat of the sun alone. The solar furnace could melt up to 400 tons of recycled steel each year. The ingots will be reused by
Customer ServiceUsing an oversized magnifying glass—a fresnel lens carved into polished polycarbonate— this Solar Metal Smelter can melt metals like zinc and aluminum. The huge device was designed and built by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jelle Seegers.
Customer ServiceThe ''Solar Metal Smelter'' is his pièce the résistance: this huge magnifying glass creates a powerful focal point that, on a sunny day, makes metal melt. Cast in a sand
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Customer ServiceJelle Seegers, a grad student at the Design Academy Eindhoven, has created a fascinating piece of sustainable technology: The "Solar Metal Smelter". It''s a massive magnifying glass that can generate temperatures of 1,000 degrees Celsius, melting up to 20 kilograms of zinc or five kilograms of aluminum at a time.
Customer ServiceIt has equipped itself with a powerful concentrating solar furnace, which will allow it to melt metal with near-zero environmental and energy costs. For the first time, steel will be industrially recycled from the heat of the
Customer ServiceThe Solar Metal Smelter features a large lens that is manually moved to follow the path of the sun and direct its heat into a crucible holding metal. Once liquid enough, the metal can be cast...
Customer ServiceJelle Seegers, a grad student at the Design Academy Eindhoven, has created a fascinating piece of sustainable technology: The "Solar Metal Smelter". It''s a massive magnifying glass that can generate
Customer ServiceAs part of the Design Academy Eindhoven student show at Dutch Design Week, graduate Jelle Seegers has presented a smelting machine with an oversized
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Customer Service"The Solar Metal Smelter" uses a square polycarbonate sheet that Seegers carved with circles to mimic the convex lens of a magnifying glass. Extending about five meters wide, the material is embedded in a frame made
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Customer ServiceThe Solar Metal Smelter features a large lens that is manually moved to follow the path of the sun and direct its heat into a crucible holding metal. Once liquid enough, the
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Customer ServiceAs part of the Design Academy Eindhoven student show at Dutch Design Week, graduate Jelle Seegers has presented a smelting machine with an oversized magnifying glass that focuses the sun''s heat to melt metal more sustainably. The Solar Metal Smelter features a large lens that is manually moved to follow the path of the sun and direct
Customer ServiceSeegers'' award-winning design features a huge polycarbonate lens that acts like an enormous magnifying glass, focusing the sun''s heat enough to melt metal within a crucible. The liquid metal can then be cast using a sand mould to
Customer Service"The Solar Metal Smelter" uses a square polycarbonate sheet that Seegers carved with circles to mimic the convex lens of a magnifying glass. Extending about five meters wide, the material is embedded in a frame made from upcycled stainless steel, with an attached hand crank that needs to be turned every ten minutes to keep the sun focused
Customer ServiceWhile disaster was averted, [Jelle Seegers] does this on purpose using a huge 5-meter lens to smelt metal. The Design Academy Eindhoven student is participating in Dutch Design Week and built the...
Customer ServiceSeegers'' award-winning design features a huge polycarbonate lens that acts like an enormous magnifying glass, focusing the sun''s heat enough to melt metal within a crucible. The liquid metal can then be cast using a sand mould to create new products.
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Customer ServiceThe present invention relates to a metal melting device for melting a metal by using solar heat, the device comprising: a reactor having an open upper end; a container
Customer ServiceDue to the high-temperature melting of tungsten, it is used in applications like light bulb filaments and industrial tools. Metals with Low Melting Points: Applications and Uses . Mercury has the lowest melting temperature of -37.89°C. Due to its low melting temperature, it is used in scientific instruments, dental amalgams, electrical switches, and relays. Tin also has a
Customer ServiceThe present invention relates to a metal melting device for melting a metal by using solar heat, the device comprising: a reactor having an open upper end; a container disposed within the reactor and accommodating a metal to be melted; and a solar absorbing plate disposed above the metal within the container, wherein the solar absorbing plate
Customer ServiceMetals have different melting points depending on chemical composition and atomic structure. Understanding the melting temperature for metals is essential in selecting one that matches your application, whether you''re using forging, welding, or casting equipment. So, what''s the steel''s melting point?
Customer ServiceThe ''Solar Metal Smelter'' is his pièce the résistance: this huge magnifying glass creates a powerful focal point that, on a sunny day, makes metal melt. Cast in a sand mould, the hot substance is transformed into machine parts for
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Customer ServiceWhen it comes to melting metal, choosing the right crucible is crucial. The best crucible depends on several factors, including the type of metal or alloy being melted, the type of furnace, and the specific operational requirements. Crucibles come in various materials, sizes, and shapes, each designed for particular applications and metal types.
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A manufacturer of steel and stainless-steel watch components, the company will in a few months be the first in the world to use an industrial solar furnace to melt metal. “Our material will be 100% recycled and melted using renewable energy,” proudly says Liselotte Thuring, project manager.
“The Solar Metal Smelter produces about four kilowatts of energy at a temperature of about 800 to 1,000 degrees Celsius and can melt a maximum of 20 kilograms of zinc or five kilograms of aluminium at one time.” Seegers then pours the melted metal into a handmade oil-bound sand mold. There, it will harden into its cast shape.
Steel has never been commercially melted using only the sun’s energy. Developed in partnership with the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Panatère’s solar oven will be 15 m wide and 6 m high. It consists of two surfaces covered with mirrors arranged differently.
The solar furnace could melt up to 400 tons of recycled steel each year. The ingots will be reused by Panatère or sold to other companies. The furnace will reach a temperature of 2,000°C, which is more than enough because the melting point of steel, stainless steel and titanium is between 1,400 and 1,700°C.
The Solar Metal Smelter produces about four kilowatts of energy at a temperature of about 800 to 1,000 degrees Celsius and can melt a maximum of 20 kilograms of zinc or five kilograms of aluminium at one time. The largest object Seegers has produced using this process to date is a flywheel for one of his other machines.
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