The Research environment typically involves small sizes, hands-on operation and single melts. A Retech VAR-R design is a value-engineered arrangement providing a lower net investment and a reduced cost of ownership appropriate for research and development melting. The VAR-R furnace produces quality ingots using the same style of ram drive and power supply as well as options like X-Y positioning and shear-beam load cell type weigh systems found in the larger production VAR-T model furnaces.