America leads in electric brass melting

In the electric brass melting field, the United States has attained a tremendous lead over all foreign countries according to a report just made public by the Department of the Interior through the Bureau of Mines. Whereas in the United States there are about 540 active electric furnaces doing commercial non-ferrous melting, it is doubtful whether all foreign countries combined use 100 electric brass furnaces. Of the American furnaces, about 275 are induction furnaces, about 135 are moving indirect arc furnaces, 80 are Baily furnaces, while the remaining 50 furnaces are of various types.