Automated Ingot Casting Line with Robot

This automated ingot casting line with robot represents the state‑of‑the‑art in aluminum ingot finishing technology. The line begins with a tilting launder that distributes molten metal from a furnace into a rotating casting wheel with multiple cavities. The metal solidifies rapidly as the wheel turns, and the ingots are ejected onto a vibrating conveyor that removes residual sand or flux. Following a water‑spray cooling tunnel, the ingots pass through a thickness gauge and a quality camera that rejects any defective pieces. The accepted ingots then enter the robot cell, where a high‑speed articulated robot with a pneumatic gripper picks them one by one and stacks them in an interlocking herringbone pattern on a pallet. Once the stack reaches the desired height, an automatic strapping head applies cross‑bands, and the finished pallet is ejected onto a roller conveyor for warehouse pickup. The entire system is controlled by an advanced PC‑based platform that provides detailed production…