Abstract: Device (10) to park starter bars employed in continuous casting plants, which is able to take at least one starter bar coming from a casting line and to draw and position at least one starter bar towards a casting line and comprises a revolver-type drum (13), which can rotate about a pivot shaft (29) and contains within itself at least one chamber (18-25) to lodge starter bars belonging to at least two types of starter bar, the device (10) comprising also first means (12-30) able to impart rotation to the drum (13) and second means (26) able to cooperate with a temporary pre-set position of standstill of the drum (13) and at the same time to impart to that at least one starter bar a movement into or out from the at least one chamber (18-25).

Abstract: Withdrawal and discharge device for a vertical continuous casting machine (10) which produces blooms within a field of weights ranging from one to at least twenty units of weight and with variations in speed of a support carriage (16) or foot with a field of speeds ranging from one to at least fifty units of speed, there being comprised in cooperation downstream of an ingot mould (11):a plurality of withdrawal roll assemblies (29) of which at least one is working momentarily, anda support assembly (16-17) with a motor assembly (22), the drive and control of the individual withdrawal roll assemblies (29) and of the motor assembly (22) being obtained with individual hydraulic circuits fitted directly to the withdrawal roll assemblies (29) and motor assembly (22) so as to have quicker response times and greater repeatability.