To provide an integrated facility for forming and heat treating a metal casting.
An integrated facility for forming and heat treating a metal casting is provided. The facility comprises: a pouring station for pouring molten metal into a mold to form a casting; a process temperature control station downstream from the pouring station. The process temperature control station comprises a temperature sensing device in a heat treatment furnace. The temperature sensing device and a heat source are constituted to maintain temperature of the casting at process control temperature or above the process control temperature for the metal casting. When receiving a rejection signal from the temperature sensing device, a transfer mechanism removes the casting before the casting enters into the furnace.
CRAFTON PAUL M
JAMES L LEWIS JR
FRENCH IAN
Natsuki Morishita
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