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The furnace 10 comprises a vessel 12 having a centre axis extending between a roof and a base. The vessel holds a body 20 of material having an upper surface 24 having an upper level lu. The furnace comprises a non-contact sensor 30.1 for sensing a distance 32 between a reference point and a position on the upper surface. The non-contact sensor comprises an electromagnetic signal transceiver 36, 38, an antenna 40 for launching the signal towards the upper surface and receiving a reflection of the signal and a signal guide 46 extending between the transceiver and the antenna. The transceiver is located at one of a) a level lower than the upper level lu and b) a level higher than the upper level lu and beyond a first line 39 which is spaced a distance d0>0 from the layer on a line 41 perpendicular to the centre axis.

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METIX (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED204 RIVONIA ROAD 2196 MORNINGSIDE 2196

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HOEK, Riaan Centurion, ZA 1 0
KOORZEN, Eugene William Centurion, ZA 1 0
LOTTER, Gabriel Jacobus Groenkloof, ZA 2 0

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