Corus Technology B.v.

Gabriël Julius Raoul Tahitu

Jean Pierre André Westerveld

Apparatus for the continuous or semi-continuous casting of molten aluminium to form an ingot in the mould () of a casting machine, including a launder (), a casting mould and feed means () which is coupled to the launder and extends into the casting mould. The feed means is connected to the underside of a tundish (), and the tundish is provided with an inlet member () for admitting molten aluminium from the launder () into the tundish. The tundish is also provided with pressure-reducing means () for lowering the absolute gas pressure in the part of the tundish which is above the molten aluminium admitted into the tundish.

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Voorhout, Netherlands

Gabriël Julius Raoul Tahitu