Patent ID: 11951541
Assignee: VESUVIUS GROUP, S.A.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the following steps during step (f),
(g) removing with the robot (21) the spent ladle shroud (11a) from the ladle sliding gate (15) of the emptied first ladle (11) and storing the spent ladle shroud for refurbishing or as waste, and
(h) de-coupling and removing with the robot (21) the one or more driving devices (17) from the sliding plate gate (15) of the first ladle (11), and storing them for further use,
(i) removing the emptied first ladle (11), and
(j) loading a new ladle full of molten metal onto the first holding device of the ladle turret (30) at the loading station wherein, like the second ladle (12) in step (a), the new ladle comprises a ladle sliding gate (15) in the sealed position and comprising no ladle shroud (13a-13c).