Abstract: A centrifugal casting apparatus comprising an upper portion into which molten material is poured, the upper portion having a central rotational axis about which the apparatus is rotated; at least one block runner is connected to the upper portion at the proximal end of the block runner and to at least one mould at the distal end of the block runner, the block runner being mounted substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation; and wherein the moulds are oriented substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the centrifugal casting apparatus.

Abstract: A die casting method includes stirring an aluminum alloy liquid in a stirrer under an airtight vacuum condition. The stirrer includes an electromagnetic inductor and a stirring rod. The aluminum alloy liquid is simultaneously subjected to an electromagnetic stirring in a direction of a magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic inductor and a mechanical stirring under a rotation action of the stirring rod. The aluminum alloy liquid is stirred for 20-80 minutes until the aluminum alloy liquid becomes semisolid to obtain a semisolid aluminum alloy slurry. The method further includes injecting the semisolid aluminum alloy slurry into a filter die to perform die casting molding at an injection speed of 1.5-2.5 m/s, an injection specific pressure of 30-80 MPa, a pressurization pressure of 60-80 MPa, and a temperature of the filter die of 250-400° C., and maintaining pressure for 7-30 seconds to obtain the filtering cavity.

Abstract: An apparatus for the die casting in the semisolid state of objects made of brass, bronze, alloys of aluminum, magnesium and light alloys and the like, includes an upper die part adapted to be mated with a lower die part, the mating between the upper die part and the lower die part forming a casting cavity, a furnace being arranged below the lower die part and being provided with a duct for feeding liquid metal which connects to the casting cavity. The upper die part is provided with a cavity in which a forging piston can move freely, the piston accommodating internally a flow control plunger, and having, between the upper die part and the lower die part, circumferentially around the part to be cast, a vacuum channel connected to the casting cavity by at least one venting channel.

Abstract: Provided is a testing machine for simulating a die casting cooling process, including a mold base, a stationary die, a moving die, a guide rod, an ejector rod, a mold clamping device, a point cooling device housing, a cooling water channel, a heating coil, a heating block and a heating bar; a point cooling unit includes the point cooling device housing and the cooling water channel, a plurality of heating bars regularly arranged on the moving die constitute a pre-heating unit, a thermocouple is arranged at the point cooling unit, a temperature signal is connected to a controller, the heating coil and the heating block constitute an external heating unit, the point cooling unit is connected to a cooler, a cooling water tank, a filter and a water pump to constitute a cooling device, the controller and a ball valve constitute a control system.

Abstract: A process for coating a refractory alloy part is provided and includes coating an area of a refractory alloy part by means of a treatment composition including a type of preceramic polymer and a solvent, and heat treating the part coated with the treatment composition. The heat treating partially converts the preceramic polymer and forms a ceramic coating obtained by conversion, the ceramic coating protecting the refractory alloy from oxidation. The treatment composition also includes active fillers to form an alloy coating on a surface of the part by solid diffusion in addition to the ceramic coating obtained by conversion, and the alloy coating generates a protective oxide layer when subjected to oxidizing conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for adjusting process parameters of a die-casting machine, and a storage medium. The method and the system can receive die wheel type, molten aluminum temperature, interruption time and defect information in real time, respond to the above information one by one according to a set response priority order, select die-casting process parameters, and automatically adjust different process parameters for different products and different working conditions, thereby realizing simultaneous control of multiple die-casting machines, replacing manual adjustment and improving product quality stability and production efficiency.

Abstract: A casting solidification analysis method, which can analyze positions of shrinkage cavities more accurately than in the past, a casting method using the above method, and an electronic program are provided. A following casting solidification analysis method is provided. An amount of expansion/shrinkage for each solidification step length separated by inflection points in a cooling curve is determined, by setting a solid phase ratio at a completion of pouring to 0, setting a solid phase ratio at an end of solidification to 1.0, and determining the expansion/shrinkage amount for the each solidification step length by proportionally distributing the each solidification step length to the total solid phase ratio length.

Abstract: A foundry mold includes at least one molding cavity and one pair of feeder arms. The molding cavity extends, along a horizontal axis, from a first end to a second end, and the first pair of feeder arms comprises a first feeder arm, oriented in a substantially vertical direction and connected to the first end of the first molding cavity, and a second feeder arm, substantially parallel to the first feeder arm and connected to the second end of the first molding cavity.

Abstract: A method of additive manufacturing can include forming a machine part having a first portion formed from a cast iron material; forming a second portion adjacent the first portion formed of a combination of the cast iron material and a different material; and forming a third portion adjacent the second portion formed of only the different material, wherein the third portion is located at a predetermined critical area of the machine part.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a ceramic core blank intended for the manufacture of hollow turbomachine blades using the technique of lost wax casting, the blank being manufactured by additive manufacture and comprising at least one first part intended to form the cavities of the hollow blades and at least one second part configured to allow the positioning of the core in a wax mold, the second part and the first part being positioned and held with respect to one another by means of a junction portion interposed between the first part and the second part, at least one through orifice extending through the second part, the junction portion and the first part, a first end of the through orifice opening to an outer face of the second part, and a second end of the through orifice opening to an outer face of the first part.

Abstract: Methods and systems for creating a mold for a cast memorialization product are described herein. In a process for creating a mold, a three-dimensional (3D) model of a product design is generated. The product design includes customized features for a memorialization product. A mold design is generated based upon the 3D model of the product design. Printing instructions for creating the mold are generated and accessed by a processing device. The mold is created according to the printing instructions. A product, such as a bronze memorialization product, can be cast using the mold.

Abstract: An approach for supporting a wax pattern during investment casting. The approach described herein forms a support structure to support the wax pattern during investment casting. The support structure has a capping structure with a geometry that can match a profile of a lower region of the wax pattern, and at least one support brace extending outward from the support capping structure. The support structure can be placed on a surface of the lower region. The support capping structure can form a defined envelope to enclose the lower region of the wax pattern. The support structure is connected to a base plate by the support brace(s). The capping structure and the support brace(s) secure the wax pattern to the base plate and distribute the load of the wax pattern to maximize strength while minimizing the risk of a discontinuity in the wax or shell that could affect the casting process.

Abstract: A method for measurement of the casting level in a mould incudes the steps of: a) impressing a temporal current profile into a transmitting coil that is arranged at the mould, during a measuring time interval; b) measuring a temporal signal profile resulting in a receiving coil during the measuring time interval, wherein the receiving coil is coupled inductively to the transmitting coil; c) selecting a time window within the measuring time interval, and d) evaluating the measured temporal signal profile within the selected time window to determine the casting level.

Abstract: A die assembly for a vacuum assisted die casting apparatus includes: a cover die half supporting a cover die, the cover die having a first chill vent surface; a moveable ejector die half supporting an ejector die, the ejector die half being configured to be moved along a first axis; and a moveable slide die supported by the ejector die. The slide die is configured to be moved along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, the slide die having a second chill vent surface.

Abstract: A device for casting electrode carriers for the production of lead grid electrodes in a continuous casting process is provided, which includes a casting drum, the surface of which has been engraved with the shape of the lead strip to be cast, and a casting shoe which rests on the outer circumference of the casting drum in the region of the horizontal axis drawn through the axis of rotation when the casting drum rotates counterclockwise, whereat the exiting liquid lead flows into the concave mold of the casting drum surface and is removable as a solidified lead strip at the lower vertex of the casting drum after three quarters of a rotation and whereat draft angles of less than 7 degrees, in particular less than 3 degrees are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a die casting machine including at least one receiving frame for energy modules (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F), wherein the receiving frame has fastening means (5A, 5A?) for fastening the receiving frame on the die casting machine and 1 to 3 rows (5H, 5H?, 5H?) for receiving energy modules (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F).

Abstract: A device includes: an input device configured to receive an input of measurement results of a temperature and components of molten steel in a tundish of continuous casting facilities, measurement results of a width, a thickness, and a casting speed of a cast slab casted in the continuous casting facilities, and molten steel flow rate distribution in a mold; a model database configured to store a model expression and a parameter related to solidification reaction of molten steel in the mold; a convertor configured to convert a molten steel flow rate in the mold into a heat conductivity parameter; and a calculator configured to estimate a solidified shell thickness in the mold based on temperature distribution of the mold and steel in the mold calculated by solving a three-dimensional transient heat conduction equation using the measurement results.

Abstract: Casting facility includes a pouring machine for pouring molten metal in a ladle into a mold molded by a molding machine and conveyed to a pouring site, and the pouring machine includes a plan acquisition unit configured to acquire a planned temperature range of the molten metal for the mold, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of a pouring flow during pouring of the molten metal into the mold, and a temperature determination unit configured to determine whether or not the temperature of the pouring flow is within the planned temperature range, and the pouring machine stops the pouring of the molten metal into the mold when it is determined that the temperature of the pouring flow is not within the planned temperature range.

Abstract: A method for forming a wax model for the manufacture of turbine blades by lost-wax casting, in which a core is provided, a lower surface shell and an upper surface shell are positioned and bonded on either side of ducts of the core adjacent to the root, the core equipped with the lower surface shell and with the upper surface shell is positioned in an injection mold, wax is injected around the core equipped with the lower surface shell and with the upper surface shell, so as to form a wax model including a blade airfoil and a blade root including a fir tree, the lower surface shell and the upper surface shell being positioned around the core so as to form a portion of the fir tree of the wax model.

Abstract: A casting facility control system includes: a database storing conveyance positions and mold information in association with each other; an update section updating the mold information associated with each conveyance position stored in the database; a measurement section measuring a weight of molten metal in a ladle transported to a pouring machine; a calculation section calculating the number of flasks by which the molten metal poured from the ladle can be held; a decision section recognizing, based on the number of flasks by which the poured molten metal can be held, a plurality of molds into which the molten metal to be next transported to the pouring machine is poured, adding up the planned weight of molten metal corresponding to each of the recognized molds, and determining a predicted weight of molten metal to be next transported to the pouring machine; and an output section outputting the predicted weight.