Ati Properties, Inc.

Douglas P Austin

Matthew J Arnold

Timothy F Soran

Lanh G Dinh

Edmund J Haas

Travis R Moxley

Eric R Martin

Certain embodiments of a melting and casting apparatus comprising includes a melting hearth; a refining hearth fluidly communicating with the melting hearth; a receiving receptacle fluidly communicating with the refining hearth, the receiving receptacle including a first outflow region defining a first molten material pathway, and a second outflow region defining a second molten material pathway; and at least one melting power source oriented to direct energy toward the receiving receptacle and regulate a direction of flow of molten material along the first molten material pathway and the second molten material pathway. Methods for casting a metallic material also are disclosed.

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Benton City, WA, United States of America

Douglas P Austin