PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mechanize a process where a sprue and a runner are separated and removed from a casting. ;SOLUTION: After a casting 1 is held by clamp units 16-22, a pusher 22 is operated and a moving edge 21 is pushed in between the main body part 2 of the casting 1 and the sprue 3b to break off the sprue 3b. Successively, a pusher 2b is operated and a pushing member 25 is pushed to the runner 3c to break off the runner.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1997,JPO
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