Patent ID: 11952644
Assignee: ALD VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  F  H | IPC C  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for operating a remelting plant, comprising:
axially moving an electrode rod carriage that is fixedly connected to an electrode rod along a guide column guiding the electrode rod carriage, so as to move the electrode rod relative to the furnace for contacting an electrode, the electrode rod being insertable or inserted in a furnace via a lead-through, and
axially moving a furnace carriage that is connected or connectable with the furnace along the guide column guiding the furnace carriage so as to move the furnace, wherein the guide column at a first end is articulatedly connected to a rotary column, and wherein the guide column at a free second end which is opposite to the first end is operatively connected with a drive device for tilting the guide column,
positioning the furnace over a crucible of a melting station by rotating the guide column together with a rotary column about an axis of rotation of the rotary column,
centering the electrode that is contacted by the electrode rod in the crucible by tilting the guide column relative to the rotary column, and
weighing at least the electrode by a weighing device that is arranged in a region of the first end of the guide column and attached to the rotary column.