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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2003
Robert Howard, Marietta, GA (US);
Paul M. Crafton, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Scott P. Crafton, Marietta, GA (US);
James L. Lewis, Jr., Kennesaw, GA (US);
Volker R. Knobloch, Woodstock, GA (US);
Robert Howard, Marietta, GA (US);
Paul M. Crafton, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Scott P. Crafton, Marietta, GA (US);
James L. Lewis, Jr., Kennesaw, GA (US);
Volker R. Knobloch, Woodstock, GA (US);
Consolidated Engineering Company, Inc., Kennesaw, GA (US);
Abstract
A method and system of processing castings is provided in which one or more castings are deposited into a mobile furnace and moved from one station to another of a multi-station casting processing system. The interior of the mobile furnace is heated so as to maintain the temperature of the casting within a desired range of temperatures. The multi-station casting processing system may include a casting machine, a fluidized bed and a quench tank. The method may include transferring a casting into the mobile furnace and moving the furnace from one station to another.