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: 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: 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 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.

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: The present invention relates to a method, system, and apparatus for improving the efficiency of a continuous casting operation. A continuous casting mold component described herein includes: a mold wall substrate defining a groove proximate a bottom of the mold wall substrate; a graphite liner having a bottom edge defining a first angled surface and a top edge defining a second angled surface, where the bottom edge is received into the groove of the mold wall substrate; and a clamping element defining an angled clamping surface attached to the mold wall substrate with at least one fastener, where the bottom angled surface of the graphite liner is driven into the groove defined in the substrate in response to the angled clamping surface of the clamping element engaging the second angled surface of the graphite liner and the fastener pressing the clamping element toward the mold wall substrate.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a plurality of single-crystal nozzle sectors each including at least a first blade extending between two platforms by lost-wax casting, includes casting a molten metal into a plurality of ceramic molds distributed in a cluster about an axis, and directional solidification of the cast metal in a furnace comprising a radiant heating element configured to be arranged around the cluster, a solidification front of the metal advancing in each mold in a direction parallel to the cluster axis during directional solidification. Each mold of a second shell separate from a first molding shell of the nozzle sector, which delimits a second cavity for molding a dummy blade acting as a heat shield.

Abstract: An injection chamber or container for machines for pressure die-casting processes is provided, which is formed by a cylinder (1) includes an external cuff (2) and an internal insert (3), through which passes material that is introduced through an opening (4) and pressure-driven by means of a piston (5) into a mould (6). The internal insert (3) has an outer diameter (d) smaller than the inner diameter (D) of the external cuff (2), there being between the two diameters (d, D), a difference of dimension (a) such that the insert (3) can be inserted into and removed from the cuff (2) directly and cold, that is, without dilating it, and such that the only dilation that the insert undergoes (3), which is caused by the heat of the material to be extruded that passes therethrough when the cylinder (1) is operating, causes the insert to become fixed inside the cuff (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a metal ingot by continuous casting, comprising the following steps: S1: melting the metal, S2: transferring the liquid metal (2) by pouring it into a crucible (12), S3: moving the base plate (14) of the crucible (12), S4: progressive solidification of the liquid metal (2) from the base plate (14) of the crucible (12), and S5: during the step S3 of moving the base plate (14), applying a compression force to the metal (3) which is present between the base plate (14) and the side wall (13), the compression force being applied along a second axis (X2) parallel to the first axis (X1) so as to deform the metal and to obtain an ingot (3) which has a smaller width (L2).

Abstract: A mold molding apparatus can successively mold casting molds having the necessary casting mold strength, and a method for controlling the mold molding apparatus. A molding sensor measures a pressure of molding sand exerted on a surface of one or both of a pattern plate and a squeeze foot, or on a surface of one or both of a pattern plate and a squeeze board; and a control device that controls operation of the mold molding apparatus based on outputs from the molding sensors.

Abstract: A pressure intensifier device increases pressure in a pressurized fluid chamber of a piston/cylinder unit. The pressure intensifier device has a pressure intensifier cylinder and a pressure intensifier piston, which is guided in an axially movable manner in the cylinder, wherein the pressure intensifier cylinder has an outlet region, an inlet region upstream of the outlet region and a piston guiding chamber, and the pressure intensifier piston has a piston part, which is guided in the piston guiding chamber, and a piston rod, which extends from the piston part to the inlet region, in a maximally retracted release position releases a fluid connection between the inlet region and the outlet region and, in a maximally advanced blocking position, blocks this connection with a free end portion, with which it extends into the outlet region.

Abstract: A continuously casting method including arranging temperature measuring elements according to specified conditions, selecting as evaluation targets for temperatures of copper plates on a wide face of mold values measured by the temperature measuring elements arranged closer to a center in a width direction of a cast slab than short sides of the cast slab under continuous casting at levels of 50 mm or more lower in a slab withdrawal direction than a meniscus of a molten steel in a mold, and adjusting a casting condition such that a standard deviation of the values measured over the width direction of the copper plates on the wide face of mold at a same level in the slab withdrawal direction is 20° C. or lower.

Abstract: A method of forming a thermally isolated exhaust port, the method comprising applying an endothermic material to an exhaust port core in a mold for an engine cylinder head, forming the engine cylinder head with an exhaust port using a casting process, generating, in the cylinder head with the exhaust port during the casting process, nodular graphite iron proximate the endothermic material around the exhaust port core, and forming the thermally isolated exhaust port containing nodular graphite iron in the cylinder head.

Abstract: A fluid blow-out structure of a centrifugal casting device 1, for blowing out a fluid to inner surface of a rotating cylindrical mold 2, including: fluid application outer tube 5 inserted into the mold 2; movable mechanism 6 supporting a base end of the fluid application outer tube 5; outlet 8 through which the fluid is blown out, the outlet 8 provided at a leading end of the fluid application outer tube 5; fluid supply tube 9 inserted in the fluid application outer tube 5 and connected to the outlet 8; and guide mechanism 7 contacting an outer circumferential surface of the fluid application outer tube 5, and guides the fluid application outer tube 5 into and out of the mold 2. The fluid application outer tube 5 includes a resin hollow tube 10 and a metal tube 11 covering outer circumferential surface of the resin hollow tube 10.

Abstract: A casting mold is provided with a cavity portion and an overflow portion, and the overflow portion is connected to a gas flow path (suction path). A valve (an on-off valve, a shut-off valve) is provided between the gas flow path and the overflow portion. A heating method for a casting mold includes a step of setting the pressure in the cavity portion to a second pressure by sucking gas in the overflow portion and in the cavity portion while the valve is kept open for a second time period shorter than a first time period during casting. The heating method further includes a step of heating the casting mold by supplying molten metal into the cavity portion set at the second pressure, and solidifying the molten metal.

Abstract: A mold molding apparatus can successively mold casting molds having the necessary casting mold strength, and a method for controlling the mold molding apparatus. A molding sensor measures a pressure of molding sand exerted on a surface of one or both of a pattern plate and a squeeze foot, or on a surface of one or both of a pattern plate and a squeeze board; and a control device that controls operation of the mold molding apparatus based on outputs from the molding sensors.

Abstract: Amorphous metal foil and method for the production of an amorphous metal foil using a rapid solidification technology is provided. An amorphous metal foil having a width of 2 mm to 300 mm, a thickness of less than 20 ?m and a maximum of 50 holes per square metre is also provided.

Abstract: A method for delivering a flowable material into a mold or to infiltrate a preformed component, a fiber preform, or a green body includes: providing a crucible having a body configured as a reservoir to hold the flowable material; adding a metal, a metal alloy, or combination thereof into the body of the crucible, the metal or metal alloy having a predetermined melting point; heating the crucible with the metal or metal alloy contained therein to a temperature that is at or above the melting point of the metal or metal alloy; allowing the metal or metal alloy to melt to form the flowable material; and creating a siphon such that the molten metal or metal alloy flows from the body of the crucible to infiltrate the preformed component or to fill the mold.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the casting of cast parts according to the permanent mold casting method comprising: a pivotable retaining element (9) for holding a permanent mold (13, 16) a furnace (11) which may be connected to a low-pressure permanent mold (13) in such a way that melt may be fed to the low-pressure permanent mold (13) in accordance with the low-pressure process, and a melt feed device (17) by which melt may be fed to a gravity permanent mold (16), wherein the gravity permanent mold (16) may be mounted on the retaining element (9).

Abstract: Provided is a low-pressure casting device whereby maintenance of an intermediate stoke can be facilitated. The present invention provides a low-pressure casting device having: a crucible inside which molten metal is stored; a stoke body which is inserted in the crucible and which supplies molten metal into a cavity of a die; and an intermediate stoke for connecting a sprue of the die and the stoke body; wherein the intermediate stoke has an inner, an intermediate stoke body for retaining the inner in the inside thereof, and a cover for covering the outside of the intermediate stoke body via a heat insulating part, a heater accommodating groove is formed in a side surface of the intermediate stoke body, and a heater is attached to the heater accommodating groove.