VariMold

• Superior ingot surface
• Increased mold life
• Curl reduction reduces bleedouts at cast start, creating safer start conditions and limiting operator intervention
• No peripheral curl reduction technology is required, such as pulse water or CO2 injection
• Most common alloys can be cast through the same mold, with one mold set-up
• Lessens environmental impact:
  • A maximum of 0.3 milliliters of oil are needed per metric ton of aluminum cast, so no oil supply system is required and water treatment systems may not be required
  • LHC technology generates less scrap
• Can be designed to utilize different end designs without replacing the rolling faces
• Ingot width adjustments can be fine tuned
• Either rolling faces or end faces can be reconfigured to cast different ingot sizes
• Reduced number of mold sets. Up to 20 different sizes can be cast through one VariMold
• Potential for reduced hotline side trim

Edge trim of 5182 from the same rolling mill of the same size comparing material cast in Super Tru-Slot molds (left) with material cast in LHC molds (right)