Silcarb heating elements has launched non ferrous metal furnaces for copper, brass, zinc, gold and silver. It has developed a portable small electric furnace operating at 2-1/2 kw and can melt ½ kg gold in 25 minutes. The furnace can be used with an ordinary 3-pin socket in workshops, jewellery shops, showrooms, etc. For large scale refining, the silcarb heating elements pvt. Ltd offers furnaces ranging from 10 kg to 100 kg capacity for both gold and silver.