Dynafeed: An Improved Crucible Transfer System

摘要

Tilting tables are commonly used as a means for transferring liquid 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 crucibles while eliminating the overhead crane. Other configurations are used for transfer to furnaces and contingency sow casting. The purpose of this paper is to describe the principle of the Dynafeed and the various possibilities raised by this technology.