Quote Originally Posted by 3DTOPO View Post
Quite true. Casting large items still involves its own work as well though - more hands on than running a robot unless you are the big foundries that do use plenty of automation.

[Yes, there's definitely a bit of work involved, at least until you've got the robots trained to do it.]



Below is a link to the company I have been dealing with through Alibaba.

I don't own a machine from them yet, so I don't have any experience with their hardware, but they have been very professional and helpful with all my questions. Their 65kw model is WZP-65 (they have other models the number is KW). The 25kw and up need 3-phase as standard.

https://yongdagp.en.alibaba.com/prod...836.186.ngNXj2
[Thanks for that, and please let us know how it works out for you. The information on that site is rather strange, though. Since aluminum has a Specific Gravity of 2.8 and steel has a SG of 7.8 I don't see how a furnace that holds 10 kg of steel at max can also hold 10 kg of aluminum. Maybe that "hotrolled cannabis cobalt" is having an effect...]

Andrew Werby
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