About ALTEK

ALTEK is a technology-based company with specialist expertise and experience in the design, manufacture and installation of aluminium dross and scrap processing systems.

Products

Each is designed to maximize production, reduce costs and increase profitability by being the most efficient and reliable in the world.

Cast Steel Castings

ALTEK's proprietary RHINO-CAST® alloy steel has been specifically developed to withstand the severe cast house environment.

Research & Development

Unveiled at the Düsseldorf exhibition Aluminium 2012, ALTEK’s range of Compact Presses have had, and continue to develop great interest in the aluminium industry.

Products

ALTEK manufactures and installs a comprehensive range of equipment for the aluminium industry. Each is designed...

Cast Steel Castings

ALTEK's proprietary RHINO-CAST® alloy steel has been specifically developed to withstand the severe...

Research & Development

ALTEK's R&D team are researching innovative new solutions to two major issues; Salt Cake recycling...

ALTEK Gallery

A variety of images showing types of ALTEK s product range including Electromagentic Strirrers, Tardis Press...

Welcome To Altek - Aluminium Dross Processing Systems

ALTEK is a technology based company with expertise and experience in aluminium dross and scrap processing systems. Our engineers have over 200 years of international experience in developing and refining aluminium dross processing solutions to dross and scrap recycling. They are a unique skill resource for our worldwide customers in the global aluminium production industry.

Worldwide Installations

Find out how far Altek installations reach across the world. Altek installations exist all over Europe, North America, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, China, the Far East and Australia.

Dross Press

ALTEK invented the dross press in the early 1990s and at that time had a relationship with a UK company called J M McIntyre, who distributed the ALTEK dross press product. Following this, the TARDIS press was launched by J.McIntyre and the two systems, from the same birthplace, became available in the market. ALTEK acquired the TARDIS business in July 2009, and both the ALTEK and former TARDIS technical teams have been working hard on integrating the two technologies to provide their customers with the very latest dross press technology.

Electromagnetic Stirring

ALTEK, under an exclusive agreement with RPC-MHD of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, presents the most versatile and cost-effective magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) induction stirring system (sometimes known as Electromagnetic Stirring (EMS)) available to the aluminium industry. Retrofits to existing aluminium furnaces are a simple and cost-effective means of increasing productivity while reducing both fuel consumption and dross generation. The equipment is manufactured in the UK to International standards.

Salt Slag Press

ALTEK have developed a specialised salt slag press to extract as much aluminium out of slag as possible. Salt slag differs from aluminium dross due to it having a lower aluminium content and a higher temperature when taken out of the furnace. ALTEK’s salt slag press is designed and programmed to match these differing needs so as to maximise aluminium extraction, and therefore saving you money and increasing aluminium recovery.

Tardis Press Upgrades

ALTEK acquired the TARDIS business in July 2009, and both the ALTEK and former TARDIS technical teams have been working hard on integrating the two technologies to provide their customers with the very latest dross press technology, incorporating the best features from both systems coupled with the experience gained from over 350 installations all over the world on all types of furnaces, alloys, dross types etc.

Tilting Rotary Furnaces

With over 50 references around the world, the TTRF® is considered the most advanced and competitive rotary furnace in the industry with its the short cycle times and the dry flux melting process technology. The ALTEK TTRF® combines the high efficiency of the sealed door Oxy-Fuel burner with the ALTEK-patented control system and furnace design to provide the highest thermal efficiency resulting in the industry’s fastest melt times. Typical cycle times will be three hours or less.

About ALTEK

Products

Steel Castings

Research & Development

About ALTEK

Products

Cast Steel Castings

Research & Development

Products

Cast Steel Castings

Research & Development

ALTEK Gallery

Welcome To Altek - Aluminium Dross Processing Systems

Dross Press

Electromagnetic Stirring

Salt Slag Press

Tardis Press Upgrades

Tilting Rotary Furnaces

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