A method for moving a molten metal, the method including: a) providing the molten metal in a container, the molten metal having a surface which defines a first plane; b) providing an electromagnetic inductor, the electromagnetic inductor generating an electromagnetic field in use, a part of the electromagnetic field entering the molten metal, the electromagnetic inductor including at least two pairs of electromagnetic poles, c) providing a controller for the electromagnetic inductor, characterized in that each pole pair being formed around a core, in that at least one coil being wound around the core, in that the poles in a electromagnetic pole pair having a separation from one another in a first direction, the first direction being comprised in a second surface, the second surface being different to the first plane, in that one electromagnetic pole pair having a separation from another electromagnetic pole pair in a second direction, the second direction being parallel to the first plane and being different to the first direction, in that the controller controls at least one electric parameter among: (a) electric current; (b) electric voltage; (c) electric phase, applied to one or more of the pole coils in such a way that: i) a first magnetic field component is generated between one pole in a first electromagnetic pole pair and a second pole in a different electromagnetic pole pair, the molten metal being moved by the first magnetic field component in one or more first directions; and ii) a second magnetic field component is generated between the two poles in one or more electromagnetic pole pairs, the molten metal being moved in one or more second directions by Ampere forces initiated by eddy currents generated by the second magnetic field component. a) providing the molten metal in a container, the molten metal having a surface which defines a first plane; b) providing an electromagnetic inductor, the electromagnetic inductor generating an electromagnetic field in use, a part of the electromagnetic field entering the molten metal, the electromagnetic inductor including at least two pairs of electromagnetic poles, c) providing a controller for the electromagnetic inductor, (a) electric current; (b) electric voltage; (c) electric phase, applied to one or more of the pole coils in such a way that: i) a first magnetic field component is generated between one pole in a first electromagnetic pole pair and a second pole in a different electromagnetic pole pair, the molten metal being moved by the first magnetic field component in one or more first directions; and ii) a second magnetic field component is generated between the two poles in one or more electromagnetic pole pairs, the molten metal being moved in one or more second directions by Ampere forces initiated by eddy currents generated by the second magnetic field component. i) a first magnetic field component is generated between one pole in a first electromagnetic pole pair and a second pole in a different electromagnetic pole pair, the molten metal being moved by the first magnetic field component in one or more first directions; and ii) a second magnetic field component is generated between the two poles in one or more electromagnetic pole pairs, the molten metal being moved in one or more second directions by Ampere forces initiated by eddy currents generated by the second magnetic field component.