Process and plant for automatic casting of semi-finished products
US5409054A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22D11/161
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In the process, which enables complete automation of casting and limiting the intervention of the operator, the level of metal in the supply runner is monitored, a common law of metal levels is set as a function of time for all ingot molds after individual laws have been applied to each of the molds in order to permit them to meet the common law, lowering of the table supporting the molds is actuated and the casting process is halted when the program length has been obtained. The apparatus comprises probes for detecting the height and levels of metal in the runner and in the ingot molds, and an automation system for adjusting the levels and controlling the various operations.
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