44results about "Pig casting plants" patented technology

A plant for producing metal anodes, in particular for use in an electrolytic tinplate production line, the plant comprising - a melting furnace (1 ) adapted to be loaded with scrap of said metal and provided with at least one pouring duct (4) for pouring molten metal; - a carousel (2), arranged below said melting furnace (1 ) and provided with a plurality of shell molds (3) arranged radially with respect to an axis of rotation (X) of said carousel (2); wherein said carousel (2) is configured to intermittently rotate so that at each radial rotation step at least one shell mold (3) of said plurality of shell molds stops in a respective casting position (9) at the corresponding pouring duct (4), and at least one other shell mold (3) stops in an extraction position (10) for the extraction of a solidified anode; wherein, in the casting position (9), the shell molds (3) are in an inclined position, at an angle other than zero, with respect to the horizontal so that a first end (5) of the shell mold (3), proximal to the corresponding pouring duct (4), is higher than a second end (6) thereof, opposite the first end (5) and distal from said pouring duct (4); and wherein there is provided an adjustment system (7, 8) for adjusting the inclination of each shell mold (3) along at least one part of the carousel (2), said adjustment system being configured to bring each shell mold (3) from said inclined position at the respective casting position (9) to a horizontal position at the respective extraction position (10), and then back to said inclined position.

The bar billet casting device comprises a mold and further comprises a conveying mechanism, multiple sets of clamping mechanisms, supporting plates, a guide plate and a cooling mechanism, the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the mold, the clamping mechanisms are evenly distributed on the surface of the conveying mechanism, and the supporting plates are fixedly connected to the two ends of the top of the conveying mechanism; the guide plate is fixedly connected to one end of the supporting plate, and the four cooling mechanisms are fixedly connected to one end of the supporting plate; molten metal in the mold is cooled through the design of the cooling mechanism, so that the casting cooling and shaping efficiency is improved, low-temperature air is conveyed through the air pump, flows into the air inlet hole of the upper mold block through the sleeve and the moving pipe and flows into the cooling cavity of the lower mold block through the air inlet hole, and the cooling effect is improved. And in addition, the mold metal is clamped through the design of the clamping mechanism, and therefore the stability of the mold in the conveying process is guaranteed.

According to the efficient cooling output system and method for casting, a casting machine is provided with a rotatable disc body, a transfer robot is arranged in front of a plate taking position of the disc body, and a special clamp is connected to the execution tail end of the transfer robot; the cooling water tank, the intensive device and the waste plate frame are all arranged in the action range of the execution tail end of the transferring robot, the transferring robot is used for driving the special clamp to take out the anode plates cast on the disc body, qualified anode plates are placed in the cooling water tank, unqualified anode plates are placed on the waste plate frame, and the transferring robot is used for transferring the anode plates to the intensive device. The anode plates cooled in the cooling water tanks are lifted out and then placed on the intensive devices to be stacked, the multiple cooling water tanks and the intensive devices are arranged, the multiple cooling water tanks are separated from one another and used for alternately cooling the anode plates, and each row of cooling water tanks corresponds to at least one intensive device. The device has the advantages of being small in occupied space, flexible in arrangement, high in intelligent degree, high in stability and good in anode plate cooling effect.

The utility model relates to the technical field of metal casting, and discloses multi-station vacuum metal quantitative casting equipment, which is characterized in that a vacuum chamber is arranged and a casting environment with a certain vacuum degree is created, so that the casting process of molten metal is completed in the environment with the certain vacuum degree, and the influence of gas and impurities on the molten metal is effectively reduced; meanwhile, according to the scheme, the multiple casting molds are arranged in the vacuum chamber, the casting tables are controlled to rotate at intervals, the multiple molds can be sequentially cast in turn, under the design of multiple stations, different working procedures can be carried out at different stations, and therefore the multiple working procedures such as casting and cooling of molten metal are carried out at the same time in the vacuum chamber, and the production efficiency is improved. And the overall production efficiency is improved.

The utility model discloses a grinding ball casting mold opening device which comprises a movable frame, a left extrusion mold opening device and a right extrusion mold opening device, and the left extrusion mold opening device and the right extrusion mold opening device are both installed on the movable frame. The left extrusion mold opening device comprises a positioning hinge plate, a V-shaped extrusion opening knife, a pull rod, a handle, a positioning strip and a positioning groove, the middle of the positioning hinge plate is hinged to the movable frame, the lower end of the positioning hinge plate is connected with the V-shaped extrusion opening knife, one end of the pull rod is hinged to the upper end of the positioning hinge plate, and the other end of the pull rod is connected with the handle; the positioning strip is mounted on the movable frame; the grinding ball casting mold opening device is simple in structure, convenient to use and practical, the left extrusion mold opening device and the right extrusion mold opening device are matched, the grinding ball shaping mold is rapidly opened, meanwhile, the grinding ball shaping mold is placed in advance, the movable frame is rapidly switched to the next grinding ball shaping mold for mold opening, and the purpose of improving the mold opening efficiency is achieved.

This utility model discloses a continuous casting device for a lead ingot casting machine, relating to the technical field of lead ingot casting machines. Specifically, it is a continuous casting device for a lead ingot casting machine, comprising a drive component, a conveying component, a primary cooling component, multiple supporting components, four drive components, and a concrete foundation cast from concrete components. This utility model achieves continuous production of lead ingots through the continuous movement of the conveying component. Compared with existing technologies, this continuous production method can greatly improve production efficiency and reduce production time. The drive component drives the rotating shaft to rotate, which in turn drives the sprocket to rotate, thereby moving the conveying component. When the conveying component moves past the water storage tank, the molten lead in the mold is cooled and solidified. This continuous production method avoids the problems of slow mold cooling and solidification speed and the inability to continuously cast molds in traditional equipment, achieving highly efficient production of lead ingots.

This utility model discloses a rotary worktable for a casting machine, comprising: a rotary table, a drive mechanism, a base, and several support components; the rotary table is provided with several workstations, and the rotary table is connected to the drive mechanism via transmission, and the rotary table is mounted on the base; the support components are located below the rotary table, and the support components include a support base, a support plate, a connecting seat, and rollers, the rollers are rotatably connected to the connecting seat, the connecting seat is mounted on the support plate, the support plate is mounted on the support base, and the rollers are in contact with the lower surface of the rotary table; this solution has the characteristics of improving casting efficiency, facilitating automated operation, and high stability.

The utility model discloses a novel pig casting machine cooling device which comprises a supporting frame, two fixing plates are fixedly installed on the bottom wall of the supporting frame, two fixing holes are formed in the bottom walls of the two fixing plates, a water inlet pipe penetrating into the supporting frame is fixedly installed on the upper end face of the supporting frame, and a connecting pipe is installed on the outer wall of the water inlet pipe in a sliding mode. A spraying pipe is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the connecting pipe, a plurality of nozzles communicated with the interior are fixedly installed on the outer wall of the spraying pipe, a connecting plate is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the connecting pipe, and an extrusion rod is fixedly installed on the upper end face of the connecting plate. Through the arrangement of the cam, the extrusion block, the extrusion rod and other components, the cam can be in contact with the inner wall of the extrusion groove during rotation, at the moment, the extrusion rod is stressed to drive the connecting pipe to move downwards through the matching of the connecting plate, so that each spray head can move to the outer wall of the corresponding through needle through the spray hole, and the through needle can dredge the interior of the spray head; therefore, normal spraying of cooling water is ensured.

The application provides an aluminum ingot forming device, relates to the field of aluminum ingot forming, and comprises a frame, toothed rollers, two toothed rollers oppositely arranged in the frame, chains, two chains wound around the two toothed rollers at a fixed interval, and the two toothed rollers linked together, wherein a plurality of molds are arranged in the fixed interval between the two chains, and the fixed interval is also kept between adjacent molds, a first plate, the first plate fixed on the frame and located immediately below the molds of the toothed rollers, wherein a second plate is arranged between the first plate and the molds, the second plate is provided with a second rod, the second rod is connected to the frame, and when the toothed rollers rotate, the second plate rotates up and down alternately when contacting different molds, a first rod, the first rod located on the outside of the molds, wherein the first rod and the second rod are connected through a connecting plate, and when the second plate rotates up and down alternately, the first rod alternately extends into the molds located in the working area of the first rod.

The utility model provides a pig-casting machine spray cooling device, which belongs to the technical field of pig-casting machine corollary equipment, and comprises a rack, a conveying frame is fixed at the top end of the rack, two rotating shafts are symmetrically and rotatably connected in the conveying frame, two gears are symmetrically and fixedly connected on the two rotating shafts, and the two gears are fixedly connected on the rack. A chain belt is connected between the gears in a transmission mode, a flow dividing pipe is arranged on the upper side of the conveying frame, and a set of spraying pipes are evenly and fixedly connected to the flow dividing pipe. Through the arrangement of the shunt pipe, the spray pipe, the spray head, the main water pump, the first electromagnetic flowmeter, the first electromagnetic valve, the three-way pipe, the second electromagnetic valve, the second electromagnetic flowmeter and the standby water pump, cooling water is accurately and uniformly sprayed, iron blocks can be uniformly cooled, a standby cooling water source is provided, accident-free production is achieved, and the production cost is reduced. The problems that in the prior art, iron blocks cannot be evenly sprayed and cooled conveniently, the water spraying accuracy is poor, and standby water supply is not achieved are solved.

The utility model relates to the technical field of iron ball production, and discloses a pouring system applied to iron ball production. Comprising a machining table and a rack, the rack is fixedly connected to the top end of the machining table, a first motor is fixedly connected to the side wall of the machining table, two rotating shafts are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the machining table, and the shaft walls of the two rotating shafts are fixedly sleeved with synchronous rollers respectively. According to the pouring system provided by the utility model, the piston rod of the first air cylinder moves to drive the connecting block to move, the connecting block moves to drive the feeding block and the feeding gun to move downwards, and the feeding gun can pour molten metal into a gap between the lower template and the upper template through the tank body and the conveying pipe, so that subsequent iron ball forming treatment is facilitated; when the synchronous belt moves subsequently, the lower mold plate and the upper mold plate can be moved to the position below the cooling box, the cooling fan can blow the upper surfaces of the lower mold plate and the upper mold plate, the cooling effect is improved, and heat loss can be accelerated through the cooling fins.

The invention discloses a swing pouring device for a pig iron casting machine, and belongs to the technical field of cast iron production; specifically comprises a rotary wheel drag arm, a rotating wheel, a swing force arm and a swing casting trough; one end of the rotary wheel drag arm is connected to the rotating wheel shaft, and the other end is hinged on the fixed shaft of the supporting arm; the rotating wheel is located on the surface of the continuous iron mold, and is used for rolling along the continuous iron mold as the continuous iron mold moves; the swing force arm is hinged on the fixed shaft of the force arm and one end is hinged to the rotary wheel drag arm; the swing casting trough is hinged on the fixed shaft of the casting trough, and the other end of the swing force arm is used for linkage with the swing casting trough so that the swing casting trough performs intermittent casting under the action of the swing force arm; the invention can realize intermittent casting without providing external force, prevents splashing of molten iron caused by casting at the convex edge of the iron mold, and completes smooth casting in the groove of the iron mold at the same time.

The utility model discloses a ductile iron casting movable pouring device which comprises a pouring device body, a motor fixedly connected to the lower surface of the pouring device body, a gear fixedly connected to the output end of the motor, a gear ring connected to the outer surface of the gear in a meshed mode, and a rotating column fixedly connected to the inner wall of the gear ring. A rotating table is fixedly connected to the upper end of the rotating column, mold clamping mechanisms are arranged on the upper surface of the rotating table, a plurality of mold clamping mechanisms are installed on the rotating table, a gear is rotated through a motor below the pouring device body, a gear ring meshed with the gear is used for driving the rotating column to rotate, and rotation of the rotating column drives the rotating table to rotate; the mold clamping mechanism on the rotating table and the mold on the inner side of the mold clamping mechanism can be moved, the next mold can be rapidly switched after pouring is completed, and the waiting time is shortened; the suction nozzle is fixed to the outer side of the mold clamping mechanism, dust generated during pouring is sucked into the dust collection box through the suction nozzle, dust in the environment is reduced, and the working environment is improved.

The utility model discloses a cast iron flow nozzle structure and a molten iron flow groove, which belong to the technical field of metallurgical cast iron, and comprise a flow nozzle groove body, a cooling water groove is arranged on the lower end face of a groove body bottom plate on the outlet side of the flow nozzle groove body, and the cooling water groove and the groove body bottom plate are enclosed to form a closed cooling cavity. A water inlet is formed in the side wall of the cooling water tank close to the outlet side of the flow nozzle tank body, the water inlet is communicated with an external cooling water source through a water inlet pipe, and a water outlet is formed in the bottom plate of the cooling water tank far away from the outlet side of the flow nozzle tank body. According to the utility model, a slag-iron mixture at the outlet of the flow nozzle can automatically fall off or fall off when being slightly touched during the operation of a mold, so that the smooth flowing of molten iron and the uniform pouring of a casting are ensured; meanwhile, the temperature of the outlet side of the flow nozzle groove body is effectively controlled, thermal stress concentration caused by high temperature is reduced, and therefore the risk that the flow nozzle is deformed and damaged due to thermal stress is reduced, and the service life of the flow nozzle is prolonged.

The utility model discloses a four-vortex molten iron sliding nozzle device for a pig-casting machine, and belongs to the technical field of pig-casting machine production and manufacturing. A four-vortex molten iron sliding nozzle device for a pig casting machine comprises a bottom plate, a connecting plate is installed at one end of the bottom plate, first side plates are arranged on the two sides of the bottom plate respectively, second side plates are arranged on the periphery of the connecting plate, a plurality of sliding nozzles are arranged on the surface of the connecting plate, fireproof plates are arranged between the first side plates and the bottom plate respectively, and the fireproof plates are connected with the bottom plate. A circulation channel is arranged between the pair of refractory plates, flow guide plate strips are installed on the surface of the connecting plate, and a plurality of flow dividing channels are arranged between the flow guide plate strips. According to the device, through the design of the spiral runner, the molten iron generates a vortex effect, the flow speed of the molten iron is remarkably increased, the conveying process of the molten iron is accelerated, the problems that the flow speed of the molten iron is low and the molten iron is easy to condense in a traditional device are solved, and the phenomena of narrowing of the runner and splashing of the molten iron caused by condensation of the molten iron are effectively prevented; and the occurrence risks of iron loss and safety accidents are reduced.

To provide a casting production method that can reduce the cost and time required for mold manufacturing. Furthermore, to provide a casting production method that can handle medium-volume production of single product types and medium-volume production of multiple product types. [Solution] The method for producing castings involves creating one or more sand molds of different shapes in the required number depending on the situation by layered molding (S11), attaching the sand molds to a circular base (S12), and rotating the circular base to continuously pour molten metal using a fixed-position pouring ladle (S13).

The utility model relates to the technical field of metal casting, in particular to a production device for aluminum alloy cast ingots. Comprising a rack, a transmission belt a, a limiting plate, a rack, a pouring mechanism, a cooling mechanism, a plurality of molds, a plurality of elastic pushing assemblies and a plurality of gears. A power assembly used for driving the transmission belt a to move is installed on the machine frame. The plurality of molds are arranged in an array along the path direction of the transmission belt a; the plurality of elastic pushing assemblies are respectively mounted on the plurality of molds; the limiting plate is connected with the rack and located on the inner side of the transmission belt a. The plurality of gears are respectively mounted on the plurality of guide rods; the pouring mechanism and the cooling mechanism are both installed at the upper end of the rack. According to the utility model, the plurality of movable molds are arranged, so that the continuous casting work can be realized, the pouring, cooling and automatic unloading work can be simultaneously carried out, the whole working rhythm is compact and orderly, and the production efficiency is high.

The invention relates to the technical field of metal processing, and discloses a flow guide channel inner wall oxide treatment device for a pig casting machine, the flow guide channel inner wall oxide treatment device comprises a flow channel and a lifting frame fixed outside the flow channel, and a hydraulic rod of which the movable end is connected with a driving frame is fixedly mounted outside the lifting frame; a limiting sliding rail extending into the driving frame is fixedly installed on the inner side of the lifting frame, the hydraulic rod is in linkage with a distance measuring sensor, the driving frame moving in the vertical direction of the flow channel is arranged on the inner side of the lifting frame, and an adsorption roller extending into the flow channel is arranged on the inner side of the driving frame. A cooling unit making contact with the adsorption roller is fixedly installed on the inner side of the driving frame, and a scraping unit making contact with the adsorption roller and located below the cooling unit is fixedly installed on the inner side of the driving frame. The flow guide channel inner wall oxide treatment device for the pig casting machine has the advantage that a surface oxide layer of a metal solution flowing in the flow channel can be conveniently treated.

There is provided a granular metal production device capable of making molten metal into granular metal with a particle size equal to or smaller than a predetermined particle size even when the height is regulated. When molten metal flows from an upper first flow path (9) into a lower second flow path (10) in a discharge port (4) provided in a bottom part (3a) of a container (3), the molten metal in the first flow path (9) collides with a step (11) at an inlet of the second flow path (10) formed by an opening area difference, causing a rapid velocity fluctuation. This generates a velocity distribution of flow velocity in the cross section of the molten metal flowing down from the second flow path (10), and the velocity distribution enables reliable granulation of the molten metal colliding with the collision structure (5) to be scattered.

An automatic guided vehicle (AGV) for an automatic casting facility includes a frame, a ground contact element connected to the frame to support the AGV, and a heat shield. The AGV can grab, move and release a mold used for producing cast ingots. A method of operating a casting facility is also described involving an AGV moving a mold between workstations.

An automated guided vehicle (AGV) including a frame, ground-contacting elements connected to the frame for supporting the AGV and a heat shield is used in an automated sow casting facility. AGVs are adapted to get hold of, to move and to release moulds used for producing sows. A method of operating the casting facility involving AGVs to move moulds between stations is also described.

This invention discloses a method for granulating molten iron, comprising: using semi-steel, a byproduct of titanium slag smelting, as the iron source; refining the semi-steel in an out-of-furnace process to produce molten iron, wherein the carbon content in the molten iron is above 3.50%, the sulfur content is below 0.07%, and the temperature is raised to above 1350℃; starting the casting machine and adjusting the motor frequency and the chain belt speed; spraying a release agent onto the inner surface of the forming mold cavity; transporting the refined molten iron to above the receiving ladle, allowing the molten iron to enter the receiving ladle, and then flowing into the forming mold; the molten iron flowing into the mold moves with the chain belt, first entering the air cooling zone, then the water cooling zone, and after water cooling, moving with the chain belt to the end of the chain belt; at the end of the chain belt, the solidified iron particles are turned over and fall into the unloading trough. The iron particles produced by this granulation method have a smooth surface and a homogeneous and dense internal structure, solving the problems of difficulty in demolding, easy formation of flash, and clumping caused by smaller particle size.

The application discloses a molten iron pouring equipment for large nodular cast iron parts, which comprises a sand mold, multiple-layer pouring basins, a plug pulling rod and an inoculation bucket, wherein a pouring channel is arranged in the sand mold; the multiple-layer pouring basins are arranged on the sand mold respectively, and each layer of the pouring basins is communicated with each other; the plug pulling rod and the inoculation bucket are arranged on the upper-layer pouring basin. Three 12.5-ton electric furnaces, two 13-ton ladles and two 25-ton ladles are used to pour the molten iron into the two 25-ton ladles after multiple batch spheroidization; after one 25-ton ladle is lifted to the upper-layer pouring basin by a travelling crane and then the molten iron in the ladle is poured out, the travelling crane lifts another 25-ton ladle to the upper-layer pouring basin; the plug pulling rod is opened, the molten iron in the upper-layer pouring basin enters the pouring channel of the sand mold through the bottom-layer pouring basin, and the molten iron in the other 25-ton ladle is poured into the upper-layer pouring basin. Thus, large castings can be poured without upgrading and reforming the original workshop.

There is provided a granular metal production device capable of making molten metal into granular metal with a particle size equal to or smaller than a predetermined particle size even when the height is regulated. When molten metal flows from an upper first flow path (9) into a lower second flow path (10) in a discharge port (4) provided in a bottom part (3a) of a container (3), the molten metal in the first flow path (9) collides with a step (11) at an inlet of the second flow path (10) formed by an opening area difference, causing a rapid velocity fluctuation. This generates a velocity distribution of flow velocity in the cross section of the molten metal flowing down from the second flow path (10), and the velocity distribution enables reliable granulation of the molten metal colliding with the collision structure (5) to be scattered.

An automated guided vehicle (AGV) including a frame, ground-contacting elements connected to the frame for supporting the AGV and a heat shield is used in an automated sow casting facility. AGVs are adapted to get hold of, to move and to release moulds used for producing sows. A method of operating the casting facility involving AGVs to move moulds between stations is also described.

The invention relates to the technical field of automobile dies, in particular to a multi-station rotating die for die casting of automobile shoes. The device comprises a rotating device, a die-casting machine, a casting machine and a conveyor are arranged on the outer wall of the rotating device, a pushing assembly is arranged on the outer wall of the conveyor, and a plurality of die bodies are arranged at the top of the rotating device; the mold body comprises a cooling assembly and ejection assemblies, the multiple ejection assemblies are fixedly connected to the top of the rotating device, the cooling assembly is fixedly connected to the tops of the ejection assemblies, and a shoe block body is clamped in the cooling assembly. Through cooperative linkage of multiple assemblies, the cooling and demolding efficiency in the automobile shoe die-casting process is comprehensively improved; through the mechanical coupling design of the ejection assembly and the cooling assembly, when a hydraulic cylinder drives an ejection plate, an ejection rod in a pushing piece precisely applies force along the curved surface of a shoe block body and a reinforcing rib; and meanwhile, a bolt on the outer wall of the ejector rod converts demolding mechanical energy into cooling liquid circulating power through a supporting rod and a fan blade of a linkage flowing piece.

The utility model provides an automatic alloy casting machine. The automatic alloy casting machine comprises a conveying frame, a chain type conveying belt, a flow dividing frame and a flow dividing barrel. A preheating box is further arranged at the bottom end of the conveying frame, and a lower-layer conveying belt of the chain type conveying belt penetrates through the preheating box. The top and / or the bottom of the preheating box are / is provided with at least one flame nozzle used for baking a mold, and the flame nozzle communicates with an external fuel gas source. The air suction end of the air pump communicates with the preheating box, the exhaust end of the air pump extends to the position above the conveying frame through a waste heat guide pipe, and a plurality of first air spraying holes with openings facing the upper-layer conveying belt are formed in the outer wall of the pipe section located above the conveying frame. According to the casting machine, before casting, a mold is preheated through the fuel gas type preheating box arranged at the bottom of the conveying frame, when the mold is overturned to the upper side of the conveying frame along with the chain type conveying belt, the waste heat guide pipe sucks hot air in the preheating box through the air pump and sprays the hot air to the mold, and secondary preheating of the mold is achieved; therefore, it is effectively guaranteed that the mold is kept at the proper temperature when reaching the casting position.

The utility model provides a novel small guide rail device of a pig casting machine, which belongs to the field of smelting equipment and comprises a mounting base, a supporting component and a mounting component. Supporting plates are fixedly mounted on the two sides of the surface of the mounting base, and rolling wheels are rotationally mounted in the supporting plates. The first guide rail and the second guide rail are installed on the surface of the installation base, the first guide rail and the second guide rail are arranged in a butt joint mode, the bolt holes are formed in the surfaces of the first guide rail and the second guide rail, and the first guide rail and the second guide rail are fixed through the fixing nuts after the reinforcing bolts are inserted into the bolt holes in a penetrating mode. The mounting heights of the first guide rail and the second guide rail are consistent with the tread height of the roller, so that the chain belt is contacted with the surfaces of the first guide rail and the second guide rail to compensate the swinging amount of the chain belt, thereby solving the derailment problem.

To provide a metal mold which improves cooling efficiency while securing strength of an insert.SOLUTION: A metal mold 1 including a coolant holding space 12 charging / discharging coolant R therein comprises: an insert 10 with a rib 14 partitioning the coolant holding space 12 into a plurality of split spaces 13; and a closing member which is arranged at a back face 10b of the insert 10 to block the opening of the split spaces 13. The rib 14 is formed extending from an inner peripheral surface 10c of the insert 10 forming the coolant holding space 12 to an end face 20a of the closing member at a coolant holding space 12 side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To provide an ingot casting apparatus capable of making the temperature of a mold material uniform in heat treatment.SOLUTION: A casting device (1) is provided with a turntable (4), a rotating mechanism (42), a heating coil (51) provided in a chamber (3), a heat-retaining furnace (7) provided around the heating coil (5), and a cooling raising and lowering mechanism (6), wherein a plurality of arranging sections (41), at which mold materials (M) containing metal granular bodies can be respectively arranged, are formed in the turntable (4), and wherein a mold material (M) having a mold material (M) stored therein is arranged in the arranging sections (41). The rotating mechanism 42 rotates the turntable 4 to change the positions of the plurality of arranging portions 41, and the heating coil 51 heats the one mold material M inside the heat insulating furnace 7, thereby making it possible to simultaneously perform a heating process of melting the granular material accommodated in the one mold material M into a molten metal and a cooling process of cooling the other mold material M by the cooling and lifting mechanism 6 to solidify the molten metal accommodated in the other mold material M into a metal ingot.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1