Controlling Pouring Through Automation


While still not widely adapted, autopouring can improve process control for higher quality castings and lower energy consumption, and the need for it is growing in high production and job shop facilities. SHANNON WETZEL, SENIOR EDITOR


the furnace to the mold have been around for decades, the incorporation of automated pouring in job shops lags behind the adoption of automa-


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hile methods to automate molten metal transfer from


tion in other areas of the metalcast- ing facility for several reasons—alloy changes, cost, low volume, etc. How- ever, the advantages of automated pouring exist for high production and job shop casting facilities alike. It leads to better control of temperature,


pouring speed and pouring volume, and eliminates an unpopular and potentially hazardous job from the shop floor. “I think overall, automation


got a black eye in the 80s and 90s because everyone was trying to do


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