• VERSATILE
• DEPENDABLE
• HARD WORKING
• EASY LOADING
• SMOOTH OPERATING
• FULLY HYDRAULIC

Versatile    The Grippers will handle a wide variety of lengths and thickness with only a simple height adjustment.

Dependable     All seals and control switches are located outside of the furnace heat area for longer life.

Hard Working     Ingots are lifted with a hydraulic cylinder and a hydraulically powered pair of grippers to insure an absolute grip.

Easy Loading     The carousel indexes the empty slots to the loading station so that the operator does not have to walk around the machine.

Smooth Operating     With all the motion being hydraulic, there is no "gear-box" or "chain-&-sprocket" slipping and jerking to contend with.

Fully Hydraulic     Designed to be compatible with your die casting machine.

lngots are loaded at the LOADING STATION as the CAROUSEL indexes empty slots to the station by use of the handy INDEXING' BUTTON, located within easy reach of the operator. The LOADING ARM lowers to the pick-up height and the GRIPPERS grasp the ingot. The LOADING ARM raises to the transfer height and the GRIPPERS extend to the furnace opening. The LOADING ARM lowers at the preset rate, taking up to three minutes, based on machine cycle time. The GRIPPERS release the remainder of the ingot and returns to the CAROUSEL for the next ingot.

Temperature shock is eliminated by loading one ingot at a time at a single rate, rather than dropping in several at a time which would cause the temperature to plunge far below the operating range. Temperature is barely effected with the slow lowering of the ingot into the metal bath.

A properly sized opening in the furnace lid creates a chimney that forces heat to surround the ingot as it is lowered into the furnace. This exposure raises the temperature of the ingot prior to entry into the metal bath and increases the efficiency of the furnace.

With the removal of temperature shock and the chimney preheating of the ingot, the furnace energy is concentrated on holding the desired temperature of the metal bath.

By loading ingots automatically, the chances of accidentally damaging a crucible or refractory lining are greatly reduced. Keeping the furnace full during operation reduces the oxidation at the top of the crucible which greatly extends crucible life.

By reducing the disturbance of the metal bath, oxidation, hard spots, and porosity are reduced.

Loading of the charging system can be done at set intervals by a forklift operator, allowing the machine operator to concentrate on casting duties.

The charging system will hold from twelve up to eighteen ingots depending on user requirements. lngots up to forty-two inches long with a weight of up to sixty pounds per ingot can be accommodated. The delivery rate is programmable by user.