A process for the shaping of the casting (am and for the removal of the ridges formed during the casting

摘要

A method is described for producing castings and removing burrs produced during the casting at the parting line of the casting mold and in regions where cores are supported in core-supporting holes formed in the mold. The casting mold is so shaped that a well-defined burr, which includes a substantially uninterrupted flange projecting from the casting, is formed in the region of the casting which solidifies opposite the mold parting line. The mold may also be so shaped that a further well-defined burr, which includes a further substantially uninterrupted flange projecting from the casting, is formed in the region of the casting which solidifies where a core of the casting mold enters a core-supporting hole. After removal of the casting from the mold, the or each flange is removed by a mechanical cutting tool or by gas cutting, preferably by employing an industrial robot to effect relative movement between the flange and the flange-removing means.