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Brazing Furnace Relining

Learn how Schad relined a brazing furnace ahead of schedule and under budget – with no drawings. For four decades, Metro Machine Works has provided

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Aluminum Reverb Furnace Repair

When our customers have an emergency, we treat it as our emergency. Learn how Schad responded when a customer’s furnace needed immediate repair. It was

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Walking Beam Furnace Repairs

Schad completed substantial furnace repairs at a Northeastern Ohio seamless tube facility. In November 2017, Schad’s Youngstown office completed work on a walking beam furnace

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Car Bottom Furnace Reline

Learn how Schad overcame a unique challenge to reline a car bottom furnace at a Western Pennsylvania forging facility. Relining the furnace involved: Fabrication, cast-in-place

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Bottle Car Relining

Bottle car relining is a service that Schad offers on an ongoing basis as an embedded contractor. For many clients, refractory maintenance is not done

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Induction Furnace Removal at Iron Foundry

In March 2018, a Tennessee iron foundry presented us with a unique problem. They didn’t need help installing or repairing a furnace. They needed one

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Reverb Furnace Relining

Even during the holidays, Schad was available to help a customer whose reverb furnace needed repair. During the holidays, Schad’s Louisville Business Unit traveled to

March Tip of the Month

PRE-JOB PLANNING Industrial construction projects can be challenging, and are often accompanied with challenges regarding project schedule, coordination between multiple contractors, and safety hazards.  With

February Tip of the Month

MATCH THE INSTALLATION METHOD AND PRODUCT TO THE APPLICATION When it comes to refractory installations, there are a lot of options and alternatives. For monolithic

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