About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Cast Shop Technology
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Presentation Title |
Dynafeed: An Improved Crucible Transfer System |
Author(s) |
Jean Francois Desmeules, André Tremblay, Martin Dubois |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
André Tremblay |
Abstract Scope |
Tilting tables are commonly used as a means from transferring metal from crucibles to furnaces or other types of equipment, including open mold casting machines such as sow casters.
Transferring metal from crucibles often requires a series of non-productive tasks including moving the crucibles manually with an overhead crane. The Dynafeed tilting table was developed to eliminate the requirement for an overhead crane, accepting the crucible directly from the transport truck. A first version was developed for a sow casting machine, allowing for the use of larger crucible while eliminating the overhead crane. Other configurations are used for transfer to furnaces and contingency sow casting |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |