Gillespie + Powers, Inc. is the industry leader for design and installations of large production Dry Hearth Melters.  These systems provide an enclosed slopped refractory hearth for the rapid, high efficiency melting of medium and heavy solid scrap aluminum charges.  Direct hearth provides the maximum achievable melt rates with total safety assurances as it relates to potential moisture inclusions in the charge.  Most of the Gillespie + Powers, Inc. Dry Hearths are connected to some form of a reservoir chamber where the metal is further utilized in process either by direct casting or transfer to other holders.

Loading Sows in a Dry Hearth

The dry hearth is one of the key elements in the patented Reverse Flow System.