Melting furnace with simultaneously rotatable and movable electrode rod

A melting furnace (1), in particular for producing metal alloys and non-ferrous alloys by melting alloying constituents, comprising:

• a melting crucible (10);
• an electrode rod (40) with a consumable electrode (41) attached thereto;
• and
• a power supply (50) that is configured to supply the electrode (41) with power via the electrode rod (40),
• wherein the electrode rod (40) is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and can be moved along the longitudinal axis during a melting process.

A melting furnace (1), for producing metal alloys and non-ferrous alloys by melting alloying constituents, comprising:

• a furnace column (62);
• a melting crucible (10);
• a furnace hood (20) which is configured to close the melting crucible (10), the furnace hood (20) being held on movably guided by the furnace column (62);
• an electrode carriage (30) held on and movably guided by the furnace column (62);
• an electrode receptacle (31) attached to the electrode carriage (30);
• an electrode rod (40) with a consumable electrode (41) attached to the electrode receptacle (31);
• and
• a power supply (50) that is configured to supply the consumable electrode (41) with power via the electrode rod (40),
• wherein the electrode rod (40) is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and can be moved along the longitudinal axis during a melting process, and
• wherein the electrode rod (40) and/or the electrode (41) is immersed in the melting crucible (10) through a bushing (21) in the furnace hood (20), and
• wherein the furnace hood (20) is attached to the electrode carriage (30) by a hydraulic cylinder (23), the hydraulic cylinder (23) being configured to adjust a relative distance between the furnace hood (20) and the electrode carriage (30).