Furnaces

Dual-chamber design
Original by GIMECO, it’s like to have two independent furnaces for each kettle.

Colder bottom
This furnace ensures a sensible difference in temperature between the lower and the upper side of the zinc bath. This is known to be a positive factor in keeping the dross separated from the rest of the zinc and drastically reduce its circulation in the bath due to thermal convection.

Burners switch-over
Allows to reverse burners periodically to make the stress on the kettle as much uniform as possible.

Dual temperature control
Each chamber has its own PID control.

Touch screen interface
Temperature delta control – Adaptive and predictive algorithm – Alarm log – Remote troubleshooting.

Heat recovery

Temperature delta
Temperatures of high and lower chamber are kept at a good and constant degree of separation, allowing a colder bottom. Difference between high and low zinc bath can be up to more than 15°C (59°F).

Temperature delta adjustment
Thanks to separate measurements, the galvanizer can adjust and maintain the preferred temperature gradient between the upper and the lower part of the kettle.

Easy installation
In case that a replacement of the current furnace is needed, a high-velocity dual-chamber™ furnace can be installed easily in place of a standard traditional furnace if the space between the old furnace and the wall side is 30cm (12”).

Modernized
New burners positioning – New pulsed burner algorithm – New flue gases evacuation path.

Improved quality of finished product
GIMECO shifted the paradigm from focusing on the furnace technology to thinking to the most desirable final product. This is the first time a furnace is designed around the finished product rather than self-referred performance even showing great efficiency. The colder bottom principle ensure the dross to better separate from the rest of the zinc. Accordingly to a survey among galvanizers, floating dross is reduced by a fair 50% allowing to half scrapping over finished products.

Energy saving
Thanks to the dual-chamber concept, you access power only when you need it. Our algorithm reacts to energy demand by adapting firing sequences between the two separate chambers, giving you just what you need, each time. Accordingly to a survey among galvanizers, savings are around 15% compared to traditional high-velocity furnaces.

User friendly

Less kettle corrosion

High-velocity, dual-chamber™ furnaces generate stress which is localized on specific areas of the kettle. However, the dual-chamber design and the installation of appropriate solutions result in significantly lower corrosion compared to traditional high-velocity furnaces.
Dual-chamber™ furnaces also include the possibility for burners to be periodically reversed, with the aim of obtaining a more homogeneous distribution of the stress on the surface of the kettle and thus extending its life.