The Stotek Tower Furnace consists of two distinct parts:

The Tower, has a funnel shaped stack, into which a cold charged is poured via an automatic elevator.  Heat from the burners rises up through the charge imparting most of its energy.  The charge melts down onto a hearth, and then flows into the holding chamber:

The holding chamber has additional, flat-flame burners, to accurately maintain the temperature with minimum oxidation.  Available degassing stones can be cast into the lining, to give continuous degassing of the metal.

The metal level in the tower and the holding chamber is sensed automatically, and the charge elevator can be set to automatic or manual operation.

The furnace can be static or tilting, and is offered in a range of sizes.  On the larger furnaces the tower and the holding chamber are built as separate units, giving great flexibility in the available sizing and combinations available.