Wagstaff, Inc.

Brett Allan Thielman

Craig Richard Cordill

Steve Anderson

David Alan Salee

Craig Lee Shaber

Michael Kim Anderson

Todd Snyder

Gary Patrick Grealy

Loren Keith Bodeau

Timothy A Scott

Timothy James Cooper

Mike Komicki

Mike Kosmicki

David Salee

The present invention relates to a system and apparatus for application of force in a compact form factor. An apparatus for application of force includes: a worm gear; a worm wheel gear engaged with the worm gear; a gear shaft coaxial to the worm gear and rotatably coupled to the worm wheel gear; a first threaded hole proximate a first end of the gear shaft; a second threaded hole proximate a second end of the gear shaft opposite the first end; a first threaded shaft received by the first threaded hole; and a second threaded shaft received by the second threaded hole, where the first threaded shaft and the second threaded shaft are configured to advance toward one another and away from one another responsive to rotation of the worm gear.

Compact force applying device

Provided herein is a system, apparatus, and method for aligning a continuous casting mold and a starter block. The continuous casting mold alignment system may include: a continuous casting mold; a mold frame supporting the continuous casting mold; a starter block; and at least one bearing assembly. The at least one bearing assembly is movable between a lowered position and a raised position, where the at least one bearing assembly, in the raised position, engages and supports one of the continuous casting mold or the starter block. The at least one bearing assembly, in the raised position, enables the one of the continuous casting mold or the starter block to be moved into alignment with the other of the continuous casting mold or the starter block by a force below a predefined threshold.

System, apparatus, and method for mold starter block alignment

A molten metal mold and bottom block system, including apparatus and method embodiments, which may include a mold cavity framework with a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a third side, and a fourth side opposite the third side, each side including an inner surface and the inner surfaces defining a mold cavity, and wherein one or more of the sides are movably mounted relative to the second side, and are controllably moved during the casting. This system may also include embodiments wherein the castpart produced has a tapered form at one or both of the castpart ends. Aspects of this invention may be considered to be a castpart shrinkage management system or a castpart form or profile control system due to the advantage of increased controls of castpart form during the casting process.

Automated variable dimension mold and bottom block system

A continuous cast molten metal mold and casting system is disclosed, which may include a heat distribution or temperature management system for billet type molds, a mold assembly expansion system for continuous cast molds and/or an adjustable mold bore length mechanism.

Continuous cast molten metal mold and casting system

A gas flow control system for molten metal molds with permeable perimeter walls, wherein an approximately constant gas mass flow is maintained in individual molds and approximately equal gas mass flows are maintained in molds on the same mold table. A PLC is utilized in combination with a gas mass flow controller to continually monitor and maintain the approximately desired mass flow of gas to the mold cavities.

Gas flow control system for molten metal molds with permeable perimeter walls

A lubrication control system for use with or in a metal casting mold. Aspects of the invention include a lubricant flow stop or plug which prevents or controls the flow of lubricant from the mold during non-casting times.

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Spokane Valley, WA, United States of America

Brett Allan Thielman