Stopinc Aktiengesellschaft

Roland Bühlmann

Rene Christen

Philipp Achermann

The invention relates to a device for actuating a sliding closure () applied to a vessel () containing a molten metal, once the vessel () has been positioned on a ladle rotating tower. A piston/cylinder unit () that can be introduced into a holding element () of the sliding closure () comprises a drive shaft () that can be coupled to a slide rod of the sliding closure. Said piston/cylinder unit () can be introduced into the holding element () and withdrawn from the same by means of a controllable manipulator () arranged on the ladle rotating tower. In this way, the piston/cylinder unit can be applied to the sliding closure effortlessly and precisely in few steps.

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Oberkirch, Switzerland

Roland Bühlmann