CA2240332A1 - Metal casting processes and apparatus - Google Patents

Metal casting processes and apparatus

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Publication number
CA2240332A1
CA2240332A1 CA 2240332 CA2240332A CA2240332A1 CA 2240332 A1 CA2240332 A1 CA 2240332A1 CA 2240332 CA2240332 CA 2240332 CA 2240332 A CA2240332 A CA 2240332A CA 2240332 A1 CA2240332 A1 CA 2240332A1
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Prior art keywords
moulds
station
ingots
casting
cast
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CA 2240332
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French (fr)
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CA2240332C (en
Inventor
Michael Robert Hamilton
Rodolfo Daniel Duran
Marcel John Geelen
Keith William Jones
Howard John Evans
Geoffrey Edward Gray
John Adrian Calvi
David Barry Taylor
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Lewis Australia Pty Ltd
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Lewis Australia Pty Ltd
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Priority claimed from AUPO7311A external-priority patent/AUPO731197A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPO7406A external-priority patent/AUPO740697A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPO7694A external-priority patent/AUPO769497A0/en
Priority claimed from AUPP1429A external-priority patent/AUPP142998A0/en
Application filed by Lewis Australia Pty Ltd filed Critical Lewis Australia Pty Ltd
Publication of CA2240332A1 publication Critical patent/CA2240332A1/en
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Publication of CA2240332C publication Critical patent/CA2240332C/en
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  • Casting Support Devices, Ladles, And Melt Control Thereby (AREA)

Abstract

Automated apparatus for the casting of metal such as zinc which includes an indexed carousel for indexing moulds through four stations. The stations are a casting station 290 where metal is cast via a launder 50, a skimming station 291 where an automatic robot controlled skimmer removes dross, a transfer station from which moulds containing molten metal are removed by an overhead crane to be placed in a cooling tank at a location substantially free of vibration and cooled moulds are returned by the crane to the transfer station and a delivery station 293 where the cast ingots 200 are removed from the moulds by another overhead crane and the empty moulds are recycled to the casting station. The ingots are lifted from the moulds at the delivery station by a mechanism which removes pins cast with the ingots and returns them to the empty mould.
CA 2240332 1997-06-13 1998-06-11 Metal casting processes and apparatus Expired - Lifetime CA2240332C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AUPO7311A AUPO731197A0 (en) 1997-06-13 1997-06-13 Method and apparatus for low dross casting
AUPO7311 1997-06-13
AUPO7406A AUPO740697A0 (en) 1997-06-18 1997-06-18 Automatic casting of non-ferrous metals
AUPO7406 1997-06-18
AUPO7694 1997-07-04
AUPO7694A AUPO769497A0 (en) 1997-07-04 1997-07-04 Automatic skimming device
AUPP1429 1998-01-21
AUPP1429A AUPP142998A0 (en) 1998-01-21 1998-01-21 Cast block removal system

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CA2240332A1 true CA2240332A1 (en) 1998-12-13
CA2240332C CA2240332C (en) 2003-08-12

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2002026421A1 (en) * 2000-09-29 2002-04-04 Outokumpu Oyj Method and apparatus for casting metal
WO2004098813A2 (en) * 2003-05-05 2004-11-18 Outokumpu Oyj Aluminum ingot casting machine
EP3317033A4 (en) * 2015-07-03 2019-01-09 Norsk Hydro ASA Equipment for continuous or semi-continuous casting of metal with improved metal filling arrangement
CN114798608A (en) * 2022-05-05 2022-07-29 江西万泰铝业有限公司 Aluminum ingot vibration cleaning device

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2002026421A1 (en) * 2000-09-29 2002-04-04 Outokumpu Oyj Method and apparatus for casting metal
AU2001291915B2 (en) * 2000-09-29 2006-03-09 Outotec Oyj Method and apparatus for casting metal
WO2004098813A2 (en) * 2003-05-05 2004-11-18 Outokumpu Oyj Aluminum ingot casting machine
WO2004098813A3 (en) * 2003-05-05 2005-06-09 Outokumpu Oy Aluminum ingot casting machine
US7308929B2 (en) 2003-05-05 2007-12-18 Outotec Oyj Aluminum ingot casting machine
US7406997B2 (en) 2003-05-05 2008-08-05 Outotec Oyj Aluminum ingot casting machine
US7637304B2 (en) 2003-05-05 2009-12-29 Outotec Oyj Aluminum ingot casting machine
EP3317033A4 (en) * 2015-07-03 2019-01-09 Norsk Hydro ASA Equipment for continuous or semi-continuous casting of metal with improved metal filling arrangement
CN114798608A (en) * 2022-05-05 2022-07-29 江西万泰铝业有限公司 Aluminum ingot vibration cleaning device

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