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20080308248 | DIE CASTING DESIGN METHOD AND SOFTWARE - A method for designing the location, surface temperature, flow rate, length and type of cooling lines within a mold for a casting process. The method allows the user to optimize each value for each individual cooling line of the mold. The method can utilize one or more parameters of the casting process and the heat load to be carried by each of the cooling lines in designing the mold. | 12-18-2008 |
20090071620 | DIE CAST MAGNESIUM COMPONENTS - Die casting of some magnesium alloys may yield castings that are susceptible to corrosion when exposed to salt water or other aggressive oxidizing environments. Such corrosion may result from the existence of different microstructures in a cross-section of the die casting (e.g. between the surface of the part and the center) that produce galvanic couples that are susceptible to such corrosive attack. However, a die temperature may be determined for casting of the part such that a more uniform cross-sectional microstructure is produced in which minimal or negligible galvanic potentials are produced. | 03-19-2009 |
20090229779 | Porosity Detection - A computer executing a software algorithm may be used to detect a depression in a temperature profile. The temperature profile may be smoothed to eliminate noise. Next, the temperature profile's center may be extracted. A polynomial may be fitted to extracted data. An algorithm used to fit the polynomial may guarantee that the fitted curve's peak may be below the actual temperature data's peak. Next, residuals may be calculated by subtracting the fitted curve from the actual data. If there is a dip at the center, then the residuals in the center may be less than zero. The software algorithm executing on the computer may then make a decision based on a sign of the residuals. For example, residuals less than zero may indicate bar porosity. Residuals above zero may indicate no porosity. The magnitude of the residuals may then be used to classify a size of a detected defect. | 09-17-2009 |
20090288794 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING METAL BARS OR INGOTS - Method and apparatus for manufacturing metal bars or ingots. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 11-26-2009 |
20100018664 | CASTING PROCESS, UPPER MOLD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF SECURING CORE TO UPPER MOLD - Disclosed is a casting process with use of a lower mold | 01-28-2010 |
20100038048 | METHOD FOR GUIDING A CAST MATERIAL OUT OF A CASTING CHAMBER OF A CASTING SYSTEM, AND CASTING SYSTEM FOR CASTING A CAST MATERIAL - In a method for guiding a cast material out of a casting chamber of a casting system, the cast material is discharged from a casting chamber by means of a succession of guiding rollers and rolling rollers. A rolling roller exerts a rolling force on the cast material to reduce the thickness of the cast material, whereas a guiding roller, which simply guides, exerts no rolling force on the cast material. At least the rolling rollers are driven by a drive, each drive applied under load. Because the rolling force of at least one rolling roller is detected, and the load of the drive of this rolling roller is controlled according to the detected rolling force, a method can be provided by which the stability of the casting speed is increased, and a significant reduction of the thickness of a cast material is achieved. | 02-18-2010 |
20100132905 | DIE CASTING PROCESS INCORPORATING COMPUTERIZED PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES - A die casting process using pattern recognition techniques to identify those die castings manufactured under conditions likely to produce a die casting which would subsequently prove unacceptable for use. By promptly identifying such die castings, they may be discarded before being shipped to a remote facility for further processing. As a result, the rejection rate of die castings at the remote facility may be reduced and the raw materials used to form the discarded die castings may be more readily recycled. | 06-03-2010 |
20100147481 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CASTED ARTICLES, AND SYSTEMS - A method for manufacturing a casted article is presented. The method includes steps of forming a casted article by a liquid metal cooled directional solidification process, removing a metallic material from a surface of the casted article and inspecting the surface of the casted article. The surface of the casted article is inspected for the presence of the metallic material by exposing the surface to a visualization reagent. A system for manufacturing the casted article is also presented. | 06-17-2010 |
20100230065 | Integrated Management System And Method For Molten Aluminum - An integrated management system for molten aluminum includes a melting process management system, which melts aluminum raw material, taps molten aluminum, and extracts information related to the molten aluminum; a recording medium attached to a high-heat-retention ladle, which is for carrying the molten aluminum, wherein the extracted information is recorded into the recording medium; a portable terminal, which reads the information from the recording medium; and a casting process management system, which manages delivery confirmation and inspection by receiving the information from the transported high-heat-retention ladle via the portable terminal and performs a casting process based on the information. The integrated management system and method ensures improved and efficient process management based on correct molten aluminum information, thereby reducing management costs and time. | 09-16-2010 |
20100236743 | Apparatus and method for measuring the surface temperature of continuous casting billet/slab - The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for measuring the temperature field on the surface of casting billet/slab, including: a thermal imager, an infrared radiation thermometer, a mechanical scanning unit, an image and data processing system; the thermal imager, the infrared radiation thermometer and the mechanical scanning unit are respectively connected to the image and data processing system; the infrared radiation thermometer is installed on the mechanical scanning unit and can measure the temperature of casting billet/slab surface by scanning; the thermal imager can measure the temperature of a certain area on the surface of casting billet/slab by thermal imaging. The present invention makes use of the combination of high-resolution thermal imager and scan-type infrared radiation thermometer, through the model-based filtering method, overcomes the influence of iron scales on the surface of casting billet/slab, and implements real-time stable measurement of surface temperature of casting billet/slab. | 09-23-2010 |
20100243191 | CYLINDER BLOCK MANUFACTURING METHOD, DUMMY CYLINDER LINER, AND DUMMY CYLINDER LINER CASTING METHOD - In a cylinder block manufacturing method, first and second dies and a liner support are provided to form a liner overcast configuration. The first and second dies are positioned with respect to the liner support and a dummy cylinder liner made of an aluminum alloy such that the first die contacts a pressing section of a first axial end of the liner support and a first axially facing end of the dummy cylinder liner, and the second die contacts a second axial end of the liner support and a second axially facing end of the dummy cylinder liner. The first and second dies are preheated to a prescribed temperature with the dummy cylinder liner positioned on the liner support by injecting molten aluminum alloy into a cylinder block molding cavity to form a dummy cylinder block with the dummy cylinder liner casted in the dummy cylinder block. | 09-30-2010 |
20100243192 | MOLTEN METAL CASTING DIE - A molten metal casting die having a modified surface, a method for making such dies, and a method for making articles of manufacture from such dies is disclosed. The methods are designed to protect die steel surfaces from corrosion by molten metals substantially containing liquid copper. | 09-30-2010 |
20100276102 | LOW COST MAKING OF A LOW CARBON, LOW SULFUR, AND LOW NITROGEN STEEL USING CONVENTIONAL STEELMAKING EQUIPMENT - A method of making a steel with low carbon less than 0.035% by weight including steps of preparing a heat of molten steel composition in a steelmaking furnace to a tapping temperature as desired for desulfurization at a VTD, tapping open into a ladle the molten steel composition with an oxygen level between about 600 and 1120 ppm, providing slag forming compound to the ladle to form a slag cover over the molten steel composition in the ladle, transporting the molten steel to a VTD, decarburizing the molten steel composition at the VTD by drawing a vacuum of less than 650 millibars, after decarburizing, transporting the molten steel to an LMF and deoxidizing the molten steel composition, after deoxidizing, returning to the VTD to desulfurize and degas the molten steel composition, and casting the molten steel composition to form a steel with low carbon less than 0.035% by weight. | 11-04-2010 |
20100282427 | CONTINUOUS CASTING SEALING METHOD - A casting furnace for manufacturing a metal casting comprises an interior chamber and a secondary chamber through which the metal casting passes from the interior chamber into external atmosphere. A seal along the secondary chamber surrounds and seals against the metal casting to separate the interior chamber from the external atmosphere in a manner which allows for an extended period of continuous casting. A force producing mechanism typically forces the seal against the metal casting. Multiple seals may be used sequentially to increase the duration of the sealing capability and the continuous casting process. | 11-11-2010 |
20100307707 | CASTING METHOD TO PRODUCE A CASTING AND PRESS USED FOR THE CASTING METHOD - This invention provides a casting method for a casting of high quality and a press for casting such a casting by controlling the speed of the press that presses a mold in the pressing process, after a upper mold overlaps a lower mold. The invention provides a casting method for a casting and the press for that casting method. They use the lower mold having a concave portion that has a shape of a casting, and the upper mold having a convex portion that has a shape of the casting, which convex portion forms a cavity to produce the casting by overlapping the lower mold. A casting method to produce a casting and a press used for the casting method, using a mold which forms a cavity in a shape of a casting, so as to produce a casting by overlapping a lower mold with an upper mold, which molds are molded by a molding method, said casting method comprises steps of: pouring into the lower mold a quantity of molten metal required to produce a casting; lowering the upper mold at a predetermined first speed until the upper mold reaches a predetermined position just before the upper mold starts contacting a surface of the molten metal; lowering the upper mold at a predetermined second speed after the upper mold is further lowered beyond the predetermined position; detecting and obtaining information on the status of the upper mold which overlaps the lower mold; and, stopping the lowering of the upper mold when detecting the information on the status of the upper mold that shows that the predetermined conditions are met. | 12-09-2010 |
20100307708 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUPPORT FOR PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - Unlike related art in which a variety of recycling aluminum materials are directly inputted into a pre-rolling melting furnace, the present invention provides the step of melting used planographic printing plates roughened by hydrochloric acid-based electrolysis in another melting furnace into a recycled metal ingot having a predetermined shape and weight and the step of using the results obtained by analyzing the recycled metal ingot to determine the mix proportions of the recycled metal ingot, the fresh metal ingot, and the trace metal master alloy to be inputted into the pre-rolling melting furnace. As a result, the amount of CO | 12-09-2010 |
20110000634 | Casting Machine System and Process for Producing Hybrid Metal/Plastic Articles - A casting machine system includes a first casting machine and a separate second casting machine, wherein the first casting machine is a metal-casting machine and the second casting machine is a plastic-casting machine, or the first casting machine is a plastic-casting machine and the second casting machine is a metal-casting machine. An associated process produces hybrid metal/plastic articles. The casting machine includes a transfer device for transferring a precursor product, produced by a first casting process in the first casting machine, to the second casting machine, in which a hybrid metal/plastic component is formed from the precursor product by a second casting process, and a temperature-regulating device for regulating the temperature of the precursor product in a controllable manner after its removal from the first casting machine, and before starting the second casting process. | 01-06-2011 |
20110056643 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A TEST CASTING AND TEST CASTING PREPARED BY THE PROCESS - A process for preparing a test casting useful for predicting the severity of skin that will form on a casting made of compacted graphite iron or ductile iron and the test casting prepared by the process. | 03-10-2011 |
20110094697 | SAND CORE FOR CASTING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In the sand core | 04-28-2011 |
20110100578 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLD - In production of a mold with the reclaimed spherical molding sand having a sphericity of 0.95 or more and mainly composed of Al | 05-05-2011 |
20110139392 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN A CHILL MOLD BY A FIBER OPTIC MEASUREMENT METHOD - The invention presents a method for measuring the temperature in a mold by means of a fiber-optic measurement method and a correspondingly designed mold. For this purpose, light waveguides, through which laser light is conducted, are arranged in grooves in the outside surface of the copper mold plate. The temperature at several measurement points along the measurement fiber is determined by a temperature detection system. In particular, the method makes it possible to achieve much greater local resolution of the temperature measurements than that achieved by thermocouples. | 06-16-2011 |
20110174457 | PROCESS FOR OPTIMIZING STEEL FABRICATION - A process for optimizing steel fabrication. The process includes optimization of treatment in the ladle based on accurate determination of steel weight, slag carryover and furnace heel. The unification of the dip test process together with ladle profiling using information from the slag, side and bottom regions of the ladle results in the quantitative determination of key factors to optimize steel composition with minimum slag carryover in the absence of scales to determine required masses of metal charge and ladle weight as examples. Caprices of the process include significant improvements in ladle refractory and specification steel quality. | 07-21-2011 |
20110198050 | Casting composite ingot with metal temperature compensation - An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method of direct chill casting a composite metal ingot. The method involves sequentially casting two or more metal layers to form a composite ingot by supplying streams of molten metal to two or more casting chambers within a casting mold of a direct chill casting apparatus. Inlet temperatures of one or more of the streams of molten metal are monitored at a position adjacent to an inlet of a casting chamber fed with the stream, and the inlet temperatures are compared with a predetermined set temperature for the stream to determine if there is any difference. A casting variable that affects molten metal temperatures entering or within the casting chambers (e.g. casting speed) is then adjusted by an amount based on the difference of the compared temperatures to eliminate adverse casting effects caused by the difference of the inlet temperature and the set temperature. Preferably an adjustment is selected that causes the monitored temperature to approach the set temperature. Another exemplary embodiment provides equipment for operation of the method. | 08-18-2011 |
20110203759 | DIE CASTING PROCESS INCORPORATING COMPUTERIZED PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES - A die casting process using pattern recognition techniques to identify those die castings manufactured under conditions likely to produce a die,casting which would subsequently prove unacceptable for use. By promptly identifying such die castings, they may be discarded before being shipped to a remote facility for further processing. As a result, the rejection rate of die castings at the remote facility may be reduced and the raw materials used to form the discarded die castings may be more readily recycled. | 08-25-2011 |
20110214830 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HOLLOW FUSING BLOCKS - To produce hollow ingots, at least two consumable electrodes having a diameter of at least 1.0 times the wall thickness of the hollow ingots are melted in a short, water-cooled mold that is flared particularly in a T-shape in the area of the consumable electrodes, wherein the inner wall of the hollow ingot is formed by a mandrel with a conicity of at least 1.5% that is installed in the mold from above, and the level of the liquid heel is maintained below the T-shaped flaring of the mold. | 09-08-2011 |
20120031578 | METHOD OF AVOIDING LEAKAGE AT A FILL-TUBE JOINT OF A CASTING ASSEMBLY - The teachings provide a fill tube assembly for a casting mold and methods of using the assembly. The fill tube assembly includes a fill tube having a tubular member with a receiving end, a mold-engaging end and an intermediate portion. The mold-engaging end has a tapered flange radially extending therefrom, the remainder of the tubular member has a substantially, uniform cross-section. A clamping assembly is structured to maintain a substantially leakproof seal at the fill tube, casting mold interface while accommodating dimensional variations. The clamping assembly includes a gasket, a load ring, a clamping plate and a pre-load gap between the clamping plate and the casting mold and optionally includes a dimensional compensating ring. When tightened, the clamping plate biases the load ring against the flange thereby distributing a uniform load against the casting mold, compressing the gasket therebetween while narrowing the pre-load gap to accommodate dimensional variations. | 02-09-2012 |
20120043043 | Method for Producing Rolling Stock Rolled in a Rolling Train of a Rolling Mill, Control and/or Regulation Device for Rolling Mill for Producing Rolled Rolling Stock, Rolling Mill for Producing Rolled Rolling Stock, Machine Readable Program Code and Storage Medium - A rolling mill for producing rolled rolling stock is operated in a continuous manner by integrally forming the rolling stock during scheduled operation from a supply device which supplies the stock to the rolling mill to one finishing rolling train arranged downstream of the rolling stock supply device by guiding the stock into the finishing rolling train continuously and rolling it to form a first outflow product. The operation is monitored for a deviation from the scheduled operation that influences the rolling process, wherein in case of a deviation measures are taken to examine whether a second outflow product, which is different from the first outflow product, can still be produced. If the second outflow product cannot be produced, the operation of the rolling mill is altered from a continuous operation to a discontinuous operation, whereby production failures caused by undesired process deviations in a rolling mill can be reduced. | 02-23-2012 |
20120073778 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING SURFACE QUALITY OF THIN SLAB HOT ROLLED COIL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THIN SLAB HOT ROLLED COIL USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of predicting surface quality of a thin slab hot rolled coil. The method includes calculating the Cu equivalent (Cu eq.) of molten steel, applying the calculated Cu equivalent of the molten steel into an equation: 120×(Cu equivalent) | 03-29-2012 |
20120103554 | PROCESS FOR OPTIMIZING A CORE DIE - A process for optimizing a core die is provided. By iteratively modifying the ceramic core without changing the core die, it is possible to ascertain an optimum core without modifying the core die every time. In a last step, an optimum core die is produced using the optimum ceramic core. | 05-03-2012 |
20120125556 | SOLDER MOLD PLATES USED IN PACKAGING PROCESS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLDER MOLD PLATES - Solder mold plates and methods of manufacturing the solder mold plates are provided herein. The solder mold plates are used in controlled collapse chip connection processes. The solder mold plate includes a plurality of cavities. At least one cavity of the plurality of cavities has a different volume than another of the cavities in a particular chip set site. The method of manufacturing the solder mold plate includes determining susceptible white bump locations on a chip set. The method further includes forming lower volume cavities on the solder mold plate which coincide with the susceptible white bump locations, and forming higher volume cavities on the solder mold plate which coincide with less susceptible white bump locations. | 05-24-2012 |
20120132385 | Method and Device for Remelting Metal in an Electric Furnace - The invention relates to a method and a device for remelting metal in an electric furnace, wherein material electrodes are melted on by forming a slag bath, and the melted-on metal of the material electrodes solidifies in block form in a crucible apparatus ( | 05-31-2012 |
20120160442 | Elimination of Shrinkage Cavity in Cast Ingots - An exemplary embodiment provides a method of eliminating a shrinkage cavity in a metal ingot cast by direct chill casting. The method involves casting an upright ingot having an upper surface at an intended height. Upon completion of the casting, the lower tip of the spout is maintained below the molten metal near the center of the upper surface. The metal flow through the spout is terminated and a partial shrinkage cavity is allowed to form as metal of the ingot shrinks and contracts. Before the partial cavity exposes the lower tip of the spout, the cavity is preferably over-filled with molten metal, while avoiding spillage of molten metal, and then the flow of metal through the spout is terminated. These steps are repeated until no further contraction of the metal causes any part of the upper surface to contract below the intended ingot height. | 06-28-2012 |
20120193060 | DIE CASTING PROCESS INCORPORATING COMPUTERIZED PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES - A die casting process using pattern recognition techniques to identify those die castings manufactured under conditions likely to produce a die casting which would subsequently prove unacceptable for use. By promptly identifying such die castings, they may be discarded before being shipped to a remote facility for further processing. As a result, the rejection rate of die castings at the remote facility may be reduced and the raw materials used to form the discarded die castings may be more readily recycled. | 08-02-2012 |
20120199305 | SHOT TUBE PLUNGER FOR A DIE CASTING SYSTEM - A shot tube plunger of a die casting system includes a tip portion and a thermal control scheme at least partially disposed within the shot tube plunger. The thermal control scheme includes a fluid passageway having at least one coiled portion that receives a fluid to adjust a temperature of the shot tube plunger. | 08-09-2012 |
20120241116 | REMOVING MATERIAL FROM DEFECTIVE OPENING IN GLASS MOLD - Methods of removing material from a defective opening in a glass mold using a laser pulse, repairing a glass mold and a related glass mold for injection molded solder (IMS) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a glass mold including a plurality of solder filled openings; identifying a defective opening in the glass mold; removing material from the defective opening by applying a laser pulse to the defective opening; and repairing the defective opening by filling the defective opening with an amount of solder by: removing a redundant, non-defective solder portion from an opening in the glass mold by applying a laser pulse to the opening, and placing the redundant, non-defective solder portion in the defective opening. | 09-27-2012 |
20120298320 | LOW-CARBON STEEL SLAB PRODUCING METHOD - A low-carbon steel slab producing method includes: adding Ti to a molten steel decarbonized to have a carbon concentration of 0.05 mass % or less, and subsequently adding at least one of La and Ce to adjust a constitution, and producing a smelted molten steel; and pouring the smelted molten steel into a casting mold via a tundish; wherein at least one of La and Ce in a total amount of 0.2 to 1.2 times an increased amount of oxygen in the smelted molten steel during contained in the tundish is added to the smelted molten steel in the tundish, so as to obtain a steel slab having inclusions which contain oxides of Ti and at least one of La and Ce as chief components, and so as to make a composition of each of the inclusions have a mass ratio of 0.1 to 0.7, in terms of (La | 11-29-2012 |
20130014909 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOOSENING A JACKETAANM TOMI; AkiraAACI T oyokawa-shiAACO JPAAGP TOMI; Akira T oyokawa-shi JPAANM ONO; YasushiAACI Toyokawa-shiAACO JPAAGP ONO; Yasushi Toyokawa-shi JP - A method for loosening a jacket includes the steps of pouring a molten metal into a mold having a jacket attached on its outer surface, while conveying the mold; cooling the mold after pouring while conveying the mold, after the step of pouring; and applying vibration to the jacket after the step of cooling. | 01-17-2013 |
20130081773 | CASTING MOLD COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED DETECTABILITY FOR INCLUSIONS AND METHOD OF CASTING - The present disclosure relates to a titanium-containing article casting mold composition comprising calcium aluminate and an X-ray or Neutron-ray detectable element. Furthermore, present embodiments teach a method for detecting sub-surface ceramic inclusions in a titanium or titanium alloy casting by combining calcium aluminate, an element more radiographically dense than the calcium aluminate, and a liquid to form a slurry; forming a mold having the calcium aluminate and the radiographically dense element from the slurry; introducing a titanium aluminide-containing metal to the radiographically dense element-bearing mold; solidifying said titanium aluminide-containing metal to form an article in the mold; removing the solidified titanium aluminide-containing metal article from said mold; subjecting the solidified titanium aluminide-containing article to radiographic inspection to provide a radiograph; and examining said radiograph for the presence of the radiographically dense element on or in the article. | 04-04-2013 |
20130126118 | APPARATUS FOR CAST-PRODUCT PRODUCTION LINE - An apparatus for cast-product production line includes a kneader for kneading casting sand for making mold; a mold maker for making a sand casting mold from the casting sand for making mold, the sand casting mold being provided with a molding cavity for forming a singular cast product or plural products; a molten-metal pourer for pouring molten metal into said molding cavity of the sand casting mold; and a mold disassembler for disassembling the sand casting mold having undergone molten-metal pouring. Upon disassembling the sand casting mold by the mold disassembler, the sand casting mold is disassembled in such a state that the cast product is supported by means of a cast-product supporter element. | 05-23-2013 |
20130220567 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRALLY SERIALIZING A CAST PART - A method of serializing a cast part includes providing a mold for a metal casting, with the mold including an inner face partially defining a part cavity; laser engraving a representation of the two-dimensional data matrix into the inner face of the mold; and forming a serialized part by pouring molten metal into the part cavity of the mold, where the molten metal fills the part cavity including the engraved representation of the two-dimensional data matrix. The two-dimensional data matrix being generated by an electronic controller and includes error correcting information and part identifying information. | 08-29-2013 |
20130220568 | Process for Producing Die-Cast Parts - In a process for producing die-cast parts made of an aluminum alloy, the aluminum alloy is exposed to high shearing forces in a mixing and kneading machine, is removed as partially solid aluminum alloy with a predefined solids content, is transferred into a filling chamber of a die-casting machine and is introduced into a casting mold using a piston, wherein a solids content of the aluminum alloy in a working space of the mixing and kneading machine is set to a predefined solids content by cooling and heating the working space in a targeted manner. | 08-29-2013 |
20140027081 | VACUUM DIE-CASTING MACHINE - In a vacuum-die casting machine comprising a casting mold having stationary and movable mold halves defining therebetween a mold cavity, a casting chamber which is in communication with the mold cavity and includes a piston and an evacuation arrangement connectable to the casting chamber for drawing melt from a melt storage into the casting chamber, a control arrangement is provided for controlling the mold cavity pressure depending on the pressure difference between the mold cavity and a cavity pressure and a counter pressure of the metal melt. | 01-30-2014 |
20140076512 | CASTING MOLD COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED DETECTABILITY FOR INCLUSIONS AND METHOD OF CASTING - The present disclosure relates to a titanium-containing article casting mold composition comprising calcium aluminate and an X-ray or Neutron-ray detectable element. Furthermore, present embodiments teach a method for detecting sub-surface ceramic inclusions in a titanium or titanium alloy casting by combining calcium aluminate, an element more radiographically dense than the calcium aluminate, and a liquid to form a slurry; forming a mold having the calcium aluminate and the radiographically dense element from the slurry; introducing a titanium aluminide-containing metal to the radiographically dense element-bearing mold; solidifying said titanium aluminide-containing metal to form an article in the mold; removing the solidified titanium aluminide-containing metal article from said mold; subjecting the solidified titanium aluminide-containing article to radiographic inspection to provide a radiograph; and examining said radiograph for the presence of the radiographically dense element on or in the article. | 03-20-2014 |
20140130999 | PROCESS FOR FORMING A LONG GAS TURBINE ENGINE BLADE HAVING A MAIN WALL WITH A THIN PORTION NEAR A TIP - A process is provided for forming an airfoil for a gas turbine engine involving: forming a casting of a gas turbine engine airfoil having a main wall and an interior cavity, the main wall having a wall thickness extending from an external surface of the outer wall to the interior cavity, an outer section of the main wall extending from a location between a base and a tip of the airfoil casting to the tip having a wall thickness greater than a final thickness. The process may further involve effecting movement, using a computer system, of a material removal apparatus and the casting relative to one another such that a layer of material is removed from the casting at one or more radial portions along the main wall of the casting. | 05-15-2014 |
20140144601 | Ring with Outer Markings/Segments for Setting Gemstones - A ring including a shank having platforms at predetermined locations on an outer surface of the shank, where the platforms identify preferred positions for setting gemstones. | 05-29-2014 |
20140290891 | CHAPLET, CAST MOLDING SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A chaplet includes a first portion configured to engage one of a core and a mold, a second portion configured to engage the other of the core and the mold, and an elongated rod extending between the first portion and the second portion. The rod has a plurality of breakaway sites for allowing the length thereof to be selectively reduced in predetermined increments. | 10-02-2014 |
20140326424 | ARC MELTING FURNACE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ARC MELTING MELT MATERIAL - The Present invention provides an arc melting furnace apparatus and a method of controlling arc discharge, in which a melt material having been melted can be stirred efficiently, avoiding labor intensive work. The furnace is provided with a mold | 11-06-2014 |
20150041094 | CORE PIN DETECTION - A method of manufacturing a case part using a die with at least one core pin to form the cast part with at least one receptacle, where the method includes an automated inspection process that inspects the receptacle for quality control using a coordinate measurement machine, and where the inspection process can also automatically determine whether the core pin is bent or broken. | 02-12-2015 |
20150060002 | DIE CASTING SYSTEM AND CELL - A method of manufacturing a component in a die casting cell that includes a die casting system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, isolating a first chamber from a second chamber of the die casting system, melting a charge of material in the first chamber, sealing the second chamber relative to the first chamber, and simultaneously injecting the charge of material within the second chamber to cast the component and melting a second charge of material within the first chamber. | 03-05-2015 |
20150096707 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING AND FIXING MOLD PARTS IN CASTING MOLDS - The position of the molding geometry of an assembled mold relative to a CAD data set is determined so the dimensional accuracy of the cast part to be produced can be evaluated. The position of the molding geometry of a first mold part is measured and compared to a desired position according to a CAD data set. The position is adjusted to optimally adapt it to within tolerances. The first mold part is maintained in its adjusted position while the position of the molding geometry of a second mold part is measured and compared to a desired position according to the CAD data set. The position of the second mold part is adjusted to optimally adapt it to within tolerances. Thereafter, the mold parts are fixed together with a curable molding material deposited into spaces in the mold parts that is allowed to harden. | 04-09-2015 |
20150129150 | LASER ASSISTED CASTING AND RELATED SYSTEM - Various embodiments include methods and related systems for laser-assisted casting. Some embodiments include a method including: performing laser ablation to a preliminary wax casting model to form a modified wax model including at least one additional feature absent from the wax casting substrate; coating the modified wax model to form a mold shape around the modified wax model; and removing the modified wax model to leave a casting mold including the at least one additional feature. | 05-14-2015 |
20150129151 | LASER ASSISTED CASTING OF SURFACE TEXTURE AND RELATED SYSTEM - Various embodiments include methods and related systems for laser-assisted casting. Some embodiments include a method including: performing laser ablation to a preliminary wax casting model to form a modified wax model including at least one surface texture element absent from the wax casting substrate; coating the modified wax model to form a mold shape around the modified wax model; and removing the modified wax model to leave a casting mold including the at least one surface texture element. | 05-14-2015 |
20150129152 | LASER ASSISTED CASTING OF COOLING HOLE AND RELATED SYSTEM - Various embodiments include methods and related systems for laser-assisted casting. Some embodiments include a method including: performing laser ablation to a preliminary wax casting model to form a modified wax model including at least one cooling hole absent from the wax casting substrate; coating the modified wax model to form a mold shape around the modified wax model; and removing the modified wax model to leave a casting mold including the at least one cooling hole. | 05-14-2015 |
20150129153 | PROCESS CYCLE INCLUDING LASER ASSISTED CASTING AND RELATED SYSTEM - Various embodiments include methods and related systems for laser-assisted casting. Some embodiments include a method including: performing laser ablation on a preliminary wax casting model to form a modified wax model including at least one additional feature absent from the preliminary wax casting model; coating the modified wax model to form a mold shape around the modified wax model; removing the modified wax model to leave a casting mold including the at least one additional feature; forming a shape from a casting material using the casting mold having the at least one additional feature; and scanning the modified wax model to image the at least one additional feature after the performing of the laser ablation. | 05-14-2015 |
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