09 January 2017 News articles: A Better Way to Remove Slag: Copper Plant Uses Brokk Remote-Controlled Demolition Machine to Improve Safety and Boost Production
High heat and heavy handheld tools constantly threatened injury at a North Carolina copper plant. Wieland Copper Products in Pine Hall, North Carolina, manufactures copper tubes for a variety of applications, including air conditioning units and plumbing. The plant melts the copper with furnaces as hot as 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit.