# Otto Fuchs orders aluminum melting furnace from Hertwich for Meinerzhagen expansion

Otto Fuchs KG has ordered an Ecomelt-PS150 multi-chamber melting furnace and two tiltable holding and casting furnaces from Hertwich Engineering for its casthouse expansion in Meinerzhagen, Germany. The recycling furnace has a capacity of 7.7 tons per hour, and the casting furnaces are designed for 20 tons each.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-12-11
- Where: Meinerzhagen, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 7.7 tons per hour (melting), 20 tons (casting)
- Products: aluminum melting furnace, holding and casting furnaces, aluminum semi-finished products
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Otto Fuchs KG](https://endata.com/companies/19174.md) (customer)
- [Hertwich Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/21439.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [sms-concast.ch](https://www.sms-concast.ch/news-media/press-releases/news-detail/otto-fuchs-orders-aluminum-multi-chamber-melting-furnace-from-hertwich-1314), 2019-12-11: "Otto Fuchs KG supplements its Meinerzhagen casthouse with one Ecomelt-PS150 melting furnace and two tiltable holding and casting furnaces from Hertwich Engineering"

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