Systems and methods are provided for feeding an electrode into a container using an electrode feeder system. A fixed gripper is coupled to a support frame at or near a fixed base plate. A moveable gripper is positioned at or near a lower limit switch located at or near a base plate. The moveable gripper is coupled to one or more sliders that are coupled to the support frame. An electrode is positioned through the fixed gripper and the moveable gripper, and the fixed gripper is closed around the electrode. The moveable gripper is closed around the electrode and the fixed gripper is opened. The moveable gripper is lowered along a length of the electrode feeder system causing the electrode to be lowered into the container. The steps are repeated until a process occurring in the container is complete or the electrode is consumed.

Systems and methods are provided for feeding an electrode into a container using an electrode feeder system. A fixed gripper is coupled to a support frame at or near a fixed base plate. A moveable gripper is positioned at or near a lower limit switch located at or near a base plate. The moveable gripper is coupled to one or more sliders that are coupled to the support frame. An electrode is positioned through the fixed gripper and the moveable gripper, and the fixed gripper is closed around the electrode. The moveable gripper is closed around the electrode and the fixed gripper is opened. The moveable gripper is lowered along a length of the electrode feeder system causing the electrode to be lowered into the container. The steps are repeated until a process occurring in the container is complete or the electrode is consumed.

Systems and methods are provided for feeding an electrode into a container using an electrode feeder system. A fixed gripper is coupled to a support frame at or near a fixed base plate. A moveable gripper is positioned at or near a lower limit switch located at or near a base plate. The moveable gripper is coupled to one or more sliders that are coupled to the support frame. An electrode is positioned through the fixed gripper and the moveable gripper, and the fixed gripper is closed around the electrode. The moveable gripper is closed around the electrode and the fixed gripper is opened. The moveable gripper is lowered along a length of the electrode feeder system causing the electrode to be lowered into the container. The steps are repeated until a process occurring in the container is complete or the electrode is consumed.

Systems and methods are provided for feeding an electrode into a container using an electrode feeder system. A fixed gripper is coupled to a support frame at or near a fixed base plate. A moveable gripper is positioned at or near a lower limit switch located at or near a base plate. The moveable gripper is coupled to one or more sliders that are coupled to the support frame. An electrode is positioned through the fixed gripper and the moveable gripper, and the fixed gripper is closed around the electrode. The moveable gripper is closed around the electrode and the fixed gripper is opened. The moveable gripper is lowered along a length of the electrode feeder system causing the electrode to be lowered into the container. The steps are repeated until a process occurring in the container is complete or the electrode is consumed.

A copper contact jaw for an electrical smelting unit can be attached to an electrode carrying arm of the smelting unit. By the contact jaw an electrode of the smelting unit can be electrically conductively connected to the electrode carrying arm. The copper contact jaw has a main body having a rear face and an oppositely arranged front face, a first end face and a second, axially oppositely arranged end face, and at least one first and one second side face; two contact faces arranged on the front face of the main body, which contact faces are designed to be mirror-symmetrical relative to one another and extend axially along the main body; and a cooling channel system having a coolant inlet opening and a coolant outlet opening and a plurality of cooling channels that extend axially and radially through the main body.

A copper contact jaw for an electrical smelting unit can be attached to an electrode carrying arm of the smelting unit. By the contact jaw an electrode of the smelting unit can be electrically conductively connected to the electrode carrying arm. The copper contact jaw has a main body having a rear face and an oppositely arranged front face, a first end face and a second, axially oppositely arranged end face, and at least one first and one second side face; two contact faces arranged on the front face of the main body, which contact faces are designed to be mirror-symmetrical relative to one another and extend axially along the main body; and a cooling channel system having a coolant inlet opening and a coolant outlet opening and a plurality of cooling channels that extend axially and radially through the main body.