Net shape casting of nickel and cobalt base super alloys for blades, vanes and structural shapes utilized in aircraft and land based power turbine applications.

• Equiax
• Directional Solidification & Single Crystal Forms
• Temperature Controlled Solidification
• Stationary and Moving Mold Heaters
• DS mold withdrawal mechanisms.
• Centrifugal Casting, Custom Designs
Melt Sizes: 15, 30, 50, 100, 150, 200, 300, 500 lbs.


FULL LINE of -
FOUNDRY CASTING ENHANCEMENTS
and ACCESSORIES
• Door mounted induction furnaces, coax or lead types.
• Tilt pour with manual joy stick control, programmable or teachable modes.
• Furnaces designed for ease of conversion for Equiax or DS / SC operations.
• Faster evacuation - Less than 1 minute to 50 microns evacuation time for mold lock with filter box.
• PV/T`s high vacuum poppet plenum enhances melt chamber vacuum performance and ease of maintenance.
• Better overall vacuum performance during high gas load operations.
• Clean, high vacuum with polished stainless steel chamber interior.
• Oversized melt chambers and mold locks for future expansion.
• Melt immersion thermocouple with automatic positioning.
• Optical pyrometers for mold and melt temperature indication and automatic melting.
• Video recording of melt operations.
• Sight ports with double layer safety glass and valves.
• Centrifugal casting - custom designs.
• Plant space economy for dual VIM furnace installations with common platforms for the operator, maintenance and ingot storage.
ADVANCED PV/T CONTROLS
Computer Automation Operating Modes;
• Auto Cast Mode: Load ingot and mold manually. Controls run automatic cycle steps; It charges, melts, preheats DS mold, casts metal, withdraws mold and records data.
• Step Sequence Mode: System pauses between steps for operator interface.
• Manual Mode
• Maintenance Mode
Interactive Color Graphics:
• Displays; status, operating vacuum, temperatures and positions in real time.
State of the Art Controls:
• Latest PC chip and proven software.
• HMI, touch screen computer automatically downloads operating instructions to PLC for automated casting operations for each casting part number entered.
• Load program recipes with bar code or key board entry.
• Teachable motion controls for pouring & mold positioning.
• Computer data archiving, LAN and modem.
• Engraved graphic with back-up comprehensive alarm display and system status.
   

Advanced controls within easy reach from sight ports.
See ‘Computer Controls’ page in this section.
PV/T • 100 Indel Avenue • Rancocas • NJ • 08073 • ( 609 ) 267-3933 • FAX:( 609 ) 267-1366 • E-mail: sales@pvt-vf.com