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Birlec-Efco (Melting)

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1959.Degassing and vacumm equipment for the refining of molten metals.

of Aldridge.

1958 Agreement between Efco and Birlec to form a joint venture Birlec-Efco (Melting) to design and manufacture electric melting furnaces for the ferrous and non-ferrous industries, and smelting furnaces and induction heating equipment[1]. Two-thirds owned by AEI, one-thirds by Efco.

1960 Pilot smelting furnace established to test ores for suitability for electric smelting[2]

1960 Efco had transferred its melting and induction heating divisions to Aldridge[3]

1962 Had a "good proportion" of all the orders for electric-arc furnaces to be installed worldwide[4]

1963 Efco sold its share in the company (presumably to AEI)[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, Sep 24, 1958
  2. ↑ The Times, Feb 18, 1960
  3. ↑ The Times, Sep 21, 1960
  4. ↑ The Times, Sep 26, 1962
  5. ↑ The Times, Sep 24, 1964
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