Technological advancements in a continuous rod system.

The article focuses on Southwire Co. LLC producer of wire and cable and SCR (Southwire Continuous Rod) process. It states that SCR replaces steel casting rings with copper-alloy rings and furnace combustion gases and burner layout were made with computational fluid dynamics analysis program that provides an optimized burner position and layout for heat transfer. It mentions that melting copper in the shaft furnace is the largest use of fuel and its firing rate is controlled by blower speed.