Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present embodiment, disclosed is a system and method of processing sand mold castings including the steps of placing a mold on a translation surface of a first conveyor at a first position, the mold including a sand housing having compacted sand that encapsulates a casting. The mold is translated along the translation surface of the first conveyor from the first position towards a second position. Air is directed against the casting and temperature of the air and or casting is measured after the casting is being removed from the sand mold.

Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present embodiment, disclosed is a system and method of processing sand mold castings including the steps of placing a mold on a translation surface of a first conveyor at a first position, the mold including a sand housing having compacted sand that encapsulates a casting. The mold is translated along the translation surface of the first conveyor from the first position towards a second position. Air is directed against the casting and temperature of the air and or casting is measured after the casting is being removed from the sand mold.

Abstract: A vent plug used in a chamber for manufacturing sand molds by a blow-squeeze process is configured to provide turbulent swirling flow of air vented from the chamber past the vent plugs to minimize build-up of deposits on the surfaces of the vents and vent plugs.

Abstract: A sand muller reconditioning method and structure in which the bottom of the sand muller's vessel is reestablished into a generally planar or flat attitude after prolonged use of the muller has resulted in a wide groove-like circular wear path in that bottom beneath the sand muller's plow. The method and structure includes defining an inner circumferential seat, and an outer circumferential seat, in the vessel's bottom, those seats being disposed inside of and outside of, respectively, the circular wear path previously formed in the bottom. A wear plate comprised of multiple arcuate sections is then sized to fit in the inner and outer seats for eliminating the circular wear path, the wear plate being fixed to the vessel's bottom by bolts cooperating with tapped bores in the bottom.

Abstract: A sand muller reconditioning method and structure in which the bottom of the sand muller'vessel is reestablished into a generally planar or flat attitude after prolonged use of the muller has resulted in a wide groove-like circular wear path in that bottom beneath the sand muller's plow. The method and structure includes defining an inner circumferential seat, and an outer circumferential seat, in the vessel's bottom, those seats being disposed inside of and outside of, respectively, the circular wear path previously formed in the bottom. A wear plate comprised of multiple arcuate sections is then sized to fit in the inner and outer seats for eliminating the circular wear path, the wear plate being fixed to the vessel's bottom by bolts cooperating with tapped bores in the bottom.