Tilt Pour Permanent Mold Castings
Permanent Mold Castings are
separated into two major categories of production: Tilt
Pour and Static Pour.
The Tilt Pour process
occurs when the parting line of the mold is set in a
horizontal position. A pour basin is attached to the top
of the mould. This pour basin is filled in the
horizontal position. Once full the mould is tilted to
its vertical position to allow for the easy removal of
the casting that is produced. Usually set to an
automated cycle time, the mould tilts allowing the metal
to start to enter the gating or runner system. While the
mold is tilting, the metal flows down through the runner
system that feed into the cavity of the mold. Allowing
the mold to tilt and subsequently having the metal
gradually flow into the mold cavity creates less
turbulence than would be produced in the Static Pour
process
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