Aluminum melting and casting automation

Lanyu Machinery
Exploring Automation for Aluminum Melting and Casting

Lanyu Machinery is a benchmark National High-Tech Enterprise in China’s intelligent aluminum-processing equipment sector, providing complete melting and casting equipment, integrated plant solutions and lifecycle services.

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28,000 m² Total plant area
30+ Core technology patents
95%+ Casting-line automation
Foshan Lanyu Machinery factory
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Product Categories

For aluminum ingot, plate, billet and rod production, the portfolio covers melting, casting, palletizing, dross treatment, dust collection and intelligent storage.

  • Regenerative tilting, double-chamber side-well and rotary furnaces
  • Casting lines, palletizing robots, automatic packing and AGV storage
  • Dross cooling, pulse-jet baghouse and low-NOx combustion systems
Company Advantages
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Company Advantages

More than 30 core technology patents support equipment designed for stable operation, low energy use, low emissions and high automation.

  • More than 30% lower energy use and more than 50% lower NOx emissions
  • Metal loss below 1%
  • Casting-line automation of more than 95%
  • Volume exports to Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe
Project Delivery
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Project Delivery

Integrated whole-plant melting and casting solutions are tailored to output targets and production scenarios.

  • Full-chain delivery: design, equipment manufacturing, site construction and after-sales operations.
  • Group support: coordinated delivery by the Shishan factory, Guanyao processing center and Hunan and Hubei branches.

Lanyu Machinery Development History

Follow Lanyu Machinery from its early recycled-aluminum equipment experience through company formation, global expansion, core technology patents and group-based operations.

2003 - 2005

  • The principal founder entered the recycled-aluminum melting, casting and equipment manufacturing sector.
    • Industry experience begins

    2006 - 2016

  • One of the founders studied in Japan and worked on automation equipment and related technical services supporting Toyota and Mitsubishi.
    • Technical experience accumulated

    2016

  • Foshan Lanyu Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. was established in November 2016.
    • Company established

    2017

  • Products were exported to Vietnam, Indonesia and other markets.
  • An improved regenerative combustion system reduced natural gas consumption to below 50 m³ per metric ton of aluminum.
  • A patent was granted for a fixed-sequence arrangement system.
    • Annual sales exceeded RMB 30 million

    2018

  • The company expanded into African and European markets.
  • Lanyu joined the Intellectual Property Branch of the China General Chamber of Commerce.
  • The company received Guangdong’s Contract-Honoring and Creditworthy Enterprise certificate.
  • A patent was granted for a demolding-detection device used on non-ferrous metal casting machines.
    • Annual sales exceeded RMB 50 million

    2019

  • Products were sold in the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, India, other Southeast Asian markets and the Middle East.
  • The robotic ingot palletizing system received a Guangdong High-Tech Product certificate.
  • The aluminum melting furnace, ingot casting line and supporting equipment received a Guangdong High-Tech Product certificate.
    • Annual sales exceeded RMB 60 million

    2020

  • A patent was granted for a robot palletizing feed arm.
  • A patent was granted for a telescopic feeding robot gripper.
  • A patent was granted for vertical aluminum dross processing equipment.
  • A patent was granted for a high-efficiency, low-dust dross cooling drum.
    • Annual sales exceeded RMB 65 million

    2021 - 2022

  • Lanyu strengthened coordination across R&D, manufacturing, engineering, global marketing and lifecycle services for complete aluminum melting and casting equipment.
  • An integrated service chain took shape, covering solution design, equipment manufacturing, site construction and after-sales operations.
    • Integrated capabilities and service system

    2023

  • Patent applications were filed for integrated aluminum melting and casting control, aluminum melting equipment and aluminum dross treatment equipment.
    • A new core technology patent portfolio

    2024

  • The control method and system for integrated aluminum-alloy melting and casting equipment received an invention patent.
  • The aluminum melting equipment and aluminum dross treatment equipment received utility model patents.
    • Core technologies received national patent grants

    2025

  • The high-efficiency waste heat recovery method received an invention patent in April 2025.
  • Technology development continued across low-NOx combustion, waste heat recovery and intelligent control.
    • Waste heat recovery technology received an invention patent

    2026

  • The Shishan factory, Guanyao processing center and other facilities reached a combined area of 28,000 m², with annual sales of approximately RMB 200 million and 200+ customers served.
  • With 30+ core technology patents and branches in Hunan and Hubei, Lanyu established group-based operations and an integrated industrial chain.
  • Products are exported in volume to Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
  • Integrated whole-plant solutions cover design, equipment manufacturing, site construction and after-sales operations.
    • A new stage of group operations and global business

    Looking Ahead

  • Continue advancing low-NOx combustion, waste heat recovery, intelligent control and unmanned logistics to further reduce energy use and emissions.
  • Refine integrated production solutions for aluminum ingots, plates, billets and rods, improving equipment coordination, production efficiency and metal utilization.
  • Expand the global service network with technical and engineering support throughout the equipment lifecycle.
    • Intelligent, low-carbon melting and casting equipment for global markets