Patent ID: 8811450
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: F27B,F27D

Abstract:
1. An integrated process control apparatus or installation for an electric induction metal melting foundry comprising: one or more electric induction melting furnaces located in a contained furnace operating space, each of the one or more electric induction melting furnaces having one or more variable furnace states; one or more charge delivery installations for delivery of a charge to each one of the one or more electric induction melting furnaces, each of the one or more charge delivery installations having one or more variable charge delivery states; one or more slag removal installations for removal of a slag from a molten metal bath in each one of the one or more electric induction melting furnaces, each of the one or more slag removal installations having one or more variable slag removal states; one or more furnace melt process operations comprising a bath ground check, a bath temperature check, a bath metal sampling, and a bath add trim for a process control of the molten metal bath in each one of the one or more electric induction melting furnaces, each of the one or more furnace melt process operations having one or more variable furnace process states; one or more integrated process control equipment for controlling the one or more variable furnace states, the one or more variable charge delivery states, the one or more variable slag removal states, and the one or more variable furnace process states, the one or more integrated process control equipment located separate from the contained furnace operating space; an integrated tool and transport apparatus for at least storing one or more tools used in the one or more furnace melt process operations, the integrated tool and transport apparatus located in the contained furnace operating space and one or more robotic apparatus for execution of the one or more furnace melt process operations with the one or more tools, the one or more robotic apparatus located in the contained furnace operating space.