The Schaefer Group

Furnaces and Molten Metal Delivery. Transfer Ladles. Preheaters. Refractory and Relining.

Aluminum and Zinc. Specializing in custom design, engineering, and manufacturing of high quality, energy efficient Gas and Electric Melting and Holding furnaces, Stack Melters, molten metal transfer launders, crucible furnaces, dry hearth furnaces, and low-pressure casting furnaces with our molten metal valve and ingot casting line systems. We also supply Molten Metal Transfer Ladles (Bull Ladles). Transfer Ladle Preheater. Fluxes. Metal Troughs. Refractory Services.

The Schaefer Group, Inc. designs, builds and installs world-class aluminum melting and holding furnaces, and molten aluminum delivery systems.

The Schaefer Group, Inc. has designed, built and installed many of the world’s largest automotive-type molten aluminum furnace delivery systems (for instance: 23,405 kg/hr. capacity of 800o C engine head, block and wheel quality molten aluminum, delivered through 122 meters of heated launder system; 104 meters of heated launder and heated Dip Well Furnaces laid out in a system continuously delivering molten aluminum to 20 high pressure die casting machines; continuous low pressure casting furnace systems for high production and quality engine head and block precision sand castings; etc.).

There is probably not another aluminum furnace design and manufacturing firm in the world that has had the proven production experience and innovation design reputation in aluminum casting foundries than that of The Schaefer Group, Inc. This extends to aluminum melting, holding, and molten metal cleaning. SGI has world leadership in high pressure die casting systems, lost foam and precision sand casting methodologies. You have not explored all of the high quality/high production/design innovation possibilities in aluminum foundry furnaces until you have talked to The Schaefer Group, Inc.