ALTEK

ALTEK designs, manufactures, and installs systems for processing aluminum dross and scrap. Founded in 1985, the company developed its aluminum dross press in the early 1990s—a technology intended to recover metal trapped in foundry waste. It has since expanded into equipment, services, and complete plants for foundries and recyclers.

Dross presses and salt-slag pressing and cooling systems are central to its product line. The recovery process is designed to separate and reclaim aluminum contained in these by-products. ALTEK also manufactures steel components for plant operations, including dross pans, slag bins, and ingot sow molds, with its Rhino-Cast line included in the catalog.

For moving molten metal and submerging scrap, the company offers electromagnetic stirring systems in side, bottom, and curved configurations. Its OnSpec molten-metal analysis tool adds in-process, real-time chemical specification measurements. These products are aimed at foundries that need to manage mixing, composition, and material recovery.

The industrial catalog also includes tilting rotary furnaces and metal-casting solutions, which ALTEK describes as high-yield, energy-efficient technologies. For waste treatment, the company offers AluSalt plants for salt-slag recycling and RAME plants for primary-smelter dross recovery. The solutions serve both primary and secondary operations and can be organized as end-to-end projects.

The work does not end with equipment delivery. ALTEK's Lifecycle Services team provides maintenance and service for aluminum dross presses and agreements for EMS systems, with time and parts coverage defined by each contract. The company also describes its offering as a complete solution that can include design, manufacturing, installation, and support, allowing customers to coordinate equipment and service with one supplier.

ALTEK lists two offices. Its European office is at Lakeside House, Burley Close, Chesterfield S40 2UB, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, and handles sales and project inquiries in Europe. The U.S. office is listed at Suite A, Airport Business Centre, 3902 Hanna Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana 46241. The published urgent sales contact is altsales@harsco.com, and each location has its own phone number.

ALTEK serves aluminum foundries, dross and scrap recycling plants, and producers seeking to combine process equipment with metal recovery and maintenance. The company presents its specialty as a way to reduce material losses and support operations from waste treatment through casting. Its profile brings together plant machinery, process instrumentation, engineering, and service throughout the equipment lifecycle.