Force Machining
Cast Iron Bar

Production Site

Inside our horizontal continuous casting line — from molten iron in the crucible to finished bar stock ready for machining.

Horizontal continuous casting

Strictly selected raw and auxiliary materials are melted in the cupola or induction furnace, then transferred to a holding furnace above a water-cooled graphite die. As the solidified shell is drawn horizontally by the tractor, molten iron continuously feeds the crystallizer — producing a dense, fine-grained bar with no shrinkage porosity.

Different crystallizer shapes and pulling parameters let us cast round, square, rectangular, semicircular and hollow profiles in gray iron, ductile iron and alloy cast iron grades.

Horizontal Continuous Casting — Process Diagram
Horizontal continuous casting line: treat ladle, crucible, graphite die, tractor, saw cutting, break off
Treat Ladle
Molten iron treatment and nodularisation
Crucible & Holding Furnace
Maintains temperature, feeds the die
Graphite Die
Water-cooled — sets the bar profile
Cooling Water In / Out
Controls solidification rate
Tractor
Draws the solidified bar horizontally
Saw Cutting
Cuts bar to required lengths
Break Off
Separates the cut section
Bar Output
Dense, defect-free continuous cast bar

On the production floor

Round cast iron bar stock in the yard
Round bar stock — ready for cut-to-length dispatch
Cast iron bars with colour-coded ends stacked in the warehouse
Colour-coded bar stock — grades identified at a glance
Bundled round and square cast iron bars
Bundled round and square bars, colour-coded by grade
Mixed profile cast iron bars in the warehouse
Rounds, squares, rectangles, semicircles and hollow sections
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