Patent ID: 9339869
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B22D,C22C

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for controlled droplet casting of a reactive melt alloy with a mechanical press for flattening a heated metallic ampoule and squeezing of the reactive melt alloy through a capillary nozzle into casting moulds by forces provided by gas and the mechanical press to form a plurality of solidified droplets, where the solidified droplets form together with the casting moulds integrated end products, the apparatus comprising: a column with a hermetic enclosure, where the column comprises a drop generator, the casting moulds with a transport mechanism for the casting moulds, and a window, wherein the drop generator comprises the metallic ampoule with the reactive melt alloy and the mechanical press for flattening of the ampoule; and a system for controlling the casting process, where the system comprises a droplet counter, a motorized actuator for the mechanical press, a controller which controls the operation of the actuators, and a tube furnace covering the column from outside.