Electrode clamping device for electro-remelting plant - has independent adjustment drives for orienting electrode with respect to carrier

摘要

Electrode clamp for an electro-remelting plant comprises an electrode carrier and an electrode holder for gripping the electrode. Independently controllable drives connect the holder to the carrier to enable the position of the electrode to be adjusted about mutually perpendicular axes, both before and uring a remelting process without having to touch the electrode. Adjustment of the angular posn of an electrode in an electro remelting process maintains the electrode centred in the molten metal bath. The process may be effected in an electroslag remelting plant for a vacuum arc remelting plant.