The chamber is equipped with separate manipulators for pouring the melt and the alloying elements. There is a retractable thermocouple probe built into the unit. There is also and optical sight glass port for use with a pyrometer. The chamber is equipped with a Sergeant-Welch roughing pump and a 6 inch diffusion pump. Pumping sequence and levels are controlled by a Granville Phillips 307 Vacuum Gauge Controller.
Automatic valves are also in place for purging and backfilling the chamber with inert gas.
The vacuum caster is equipped with an Inductotherm Powertrak model 20-96 power supply. The induction coil will accept crucibles up to 4 inches in diameter and 7 inches in length. The vacuum chamber is equipped with a mold manipulation device and will accept molds up to 11 inches in diameter.