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1.4.4 Process description – Mould filling
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Core packages from the buffer are flushed with inert gas and continuously fed into the casting
line, allowing one casting every 20 seconds. This requires a continuous metal supply which
is realised by means of a launder with a casting nozzle and a stopper rod.
After an optional inductive pre-heating of grey iron liners, the core package is connected to
the nozzle and the filling process is started by raising the stopper. The mould filling takes
place through the feeder, which (only during filling) is located underneath the casting. The
signal to stop mould filling is given by a control laser which detects the actual metal level.
Process steps 1 to 4 ''filling the mould'' of the CPS process
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