International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation

Alumax, Inc.

Alan A Koch

Kenneth P Young

Malachi P Kenney

Shaped metal parts are produced on a continuous basis from semi-solid metal preforms. Plurality of cans, each containing a metal preform, are sequentially heated in an induction heating zone to bring the preforms to a semi-solid level. The preforms can be transformed without loss of any metal or heat to a press where they are shaped in a semi-solid state into a metal part. The can can then be removed and recycled.

Can containment apparatus

Shaped metal parts are produced on a continuous basis from semi-solid metal preforms. The preforms are supported on pedestals which are surrounded by a ring of material which acts as a heat sink to absorb heat from the liquid portion of the preforms to substantially solidify the liquid portion and prevent the preforms from losing liquid to runoff.

Billet heating process

A process and apparatus for the continuous production of shaped aluminum alloy-particulate composites. The process comprises metering at a substantially constant ratio a particulate solid molten aluminum alloy containing at least 0.10% by weight of magnesium into a mixing station while continuously vigorously agitating to produce a homogeneous mixture, simultaneously discharging from the mixing station a homogeneous mixture of molten aluminum alloy and particulate solid, transferring the mixture to a forming station and shaping and solidifying the composite.

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Maryland Heights, MO, United States of America

Alan A Koch