Casting equipment for continuous or semi-continuous casting melt of molten aluminium or aluminium alloy into a cast product comprising a supply reservoir for supplying the melt , a distribution reservoir , a casting apparatus having a melt inlet connected to the distribution reservoir for producing the cast product , a supply conduit fluidly connecting the supply reservoir and the distribution reservoir , an electromagnetic pump provided on the supply conduit and operable to generate a force/pressure in the melt flowing through the supply conduit , a level sensor for measuring a level (h3, h1) of the melt in the distribution reservoir and/or in the supply reservoir and for outputting a corresponding level signal, a controller operably connected to the pump and the level sensor , wherein the supply conduit is sealed or sealable from a pressure of the atmosphere, wherein the controller is configured to control an operation of the pump based on the level signal from the level sensor , and wherein, at least during a steady-state casting operation, the casting equipment is configured such that the supply reservoir , the supply conduit and the distribution reservoir form a supply siphon, wherein the supply conduit defines a flow path that is configured to have a point (a1) that is higher than a surface of the melt in the supply reservoir and/or the distribution reservoir , and the pump is operated by the controller where the metal level (h3) in the distribution reservoir is maintained at a predefined level which corresponds to an input pressure of the melt entering the casting apparatus to control the pressure of the melt in the melt inlet of the casting apparatus . a distribution reservoir , a casting apparatus having a melt inlet connected to the distribution reservoir for producing the cast product , a supply conduit fluidly connecting the supply reservoir and the distribution reservoir , an electromagnetic pump provided on the supply conduit and operable to generate a force/pressure in the melt flowing through the supply conduit , a level sensor for measuring a level (h3, h1) of the melt in the distribution reservoir and/or in the supply reservoir and for outputting a corresponding level signal, a controller operably connected to the pump and the level sensor , wherein the supply conduit is sealed or sealable from a pressure of the atmosphere, wherein the controller is configured to control an operation of the pump based on the level signal from the level sensor , and wherein, at least during a steady-state casting operation, the casting equipment is configured such that the supply reservoir , the supply conduit and the distribution reservoir form a supply siphon, wherein the supply conduit defines a flow path that is configured to have a point (a1) that is higher than a surface of the melt in the supply reservoir and/or the distribution reservoir , and the pump is operated by the controller where the metal level (h3) in the distribution reservoir is maintained at a predefined level which corresponds to an input pressure of the melt entering the casting apparatus to control the pressure of the melt in the melt inlet of the casting apparatus . <EOS>