Abstract: A method for manufacturing an alloy component includes forming a mold including a first mold portion and a second mold portion defining a mold cavity therebetween. At least one of the first and second mold portions comprise one or more inserts disposed through an outside surface of a respective mold portion and extending through the respective mold portion proximate to the mold cavity. The method can include delivering a molten alloy into the mold cavity and supporting by the one or more inserts, the molten metal as the molten metal cools to form a part. The one or more inserts can comprise a plurality of hollow tubes extending therethrough, and can enable cooling and/or heating of the molten alloy and/or alloy part through the plurality of hollow tubes.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an alloy component includes forming a mold including a first mold portion and a second mold portion defining a mold cavity therebetween. At least one of the first and second mold portions comprise one or more inserts disposed through an outside surface of a respective mold portion and extending through the respective mold portion proximate to the mold cavity. The method can include delivering a molten alloy into the mold cavity and supporting by the one or more inserts, the molten metal as the molten metal cools to form a part. The one or more inserts can comprise a plurality of hollow tubes extending therethrough, and can enable cooling and/or heating of the molten alloy and/or alloy part through the plurality of hollow tubes.

Abstract: A configurable end-effector is provided for a robotic system used in a casting process. The end-effector can have one or more ablate and/or cooling modules that can apply an ablating material and/or cooling fluid to a mold for the solidification or the solid to solid transformation of the metal component of the part to be cast or formed in the mold or tooling. The end-effector may incorporate one or more air push or vacuum modules that can be used to remove or move the ablate material phase state change and/or the cooling fluid after the ablate material and/or cooling fluid absorbs heat from the part. The end-effector can include one or more energy modules that can be used to introduce heat to the mold and/or tooling and the formed component part so that additional processes can be performed on the component part.