APEX™ Ingot Casting Technology

New Adaptable, Extendable Ingot Mold Technology

APEX™ CASTING TECHNOLOGY DELIVERS THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF FLEXIBILITY IN MOLD SIZES

Wagstaff’s® APEX™ family of casting systems includes APEX and APEX-GL™ Rolling Ingot Casting Technologies, which incorporate fully automated, fully adjustable molds that can reduce scalping for downstream processes. Using Wagstaff’s sophisticated, recipe-controlled flexing of the mold throughout the entire cast tightly controls the ingot shape. This results in ingots with a controlled shape and less butt crop, and also makes faster casting speeds possible. Additionally, the time required for mold size changes and pit turnaround is reduced.

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OPTIMIZE, DON'T COMPROMISE

APEX technology allows for quick mold size changes.  Move the end faces to change the ingot width, swap in new end faces to change the ingot thickness. The APEX casting system also allows for changes to thicknesses, widths, and mold bore flex recipes in minutes, as opposed to the several weeks it takes for a new mold to be designed and delivered. APEX also accommodates for size, alloy, and speed changes while still producing a flatter ingot than those created in a fixed mold. New ingot size orders can begin in hours, as opposed to several months.

Less Equipment = Less Environmental Impact

APEX provides sustainability benefits with the reduced resources required in manufacturing an efficient, multi-size casting station.

• Multiple mold sets can be replaced with a single mold set
  • Reduces mold production material output by decreasing the mining, smelting, rolling, machining, transportation and storage space requirements of light metal production.
• Reduces butt swell, which reduces the amount of ingot scrap generated from butt crop and scalping procedures
  • Less energy and space requirements for scrap handling
• APEX-GL: uses less than 10 percent of the oil required for standard molds
  • Reduces resource use and minimizes potential water contamination