Abstract: A system for filling billet moulds, especially with liquid aluminium, in which a flume (1) is situated fundamentally horizontally with a downwards spout at one end, with the liquid metal flowing along the said flume (1). The spout deposits the metal on a horizontally arranged V cross section bucket (17), with upward concave arms. The upper arm has an access hole (18) for metal towards the other arm, which finished in a horizontal end near the bottom of the billet mould. The buckets are situated on a rotating bucket (6) elevator and the flume tilts, as does the bucket elevator.