System and method for pouring molten metal from a crucible

A system for feeding molten metal to a receiving component, the system comprising:

• a feeding component comprising a container and a support portion having legs capable of supporting the feeding component in an elevated and stable position above the ground, the feeding component providing the molten metal;
• a launder circuit having an upstream end and a downstream end and a flow path fluidly connecting the upstream end to the downstream end, wherein the feeding component feeds the launder circuit with molten metal at the upstream end and the launder circuit feeds molten metal to the receiving component at the downstream end;
• a feed tilting mechanism located at the upstream end for tilting the feeding component between a holding angle for holding molten metal in the feeding component and a feeding angle for feeding molten metal to the launder circuit;
• a feeding scale for measuring weight of molten metal contained in the feeding component and generating weight signals indicative of a measured weight of molten metal in the feeding component;
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• a controller operatively connected to the feed tilting mechanism and to the feeding scale for controlling a feeding of molten metal to the launder circuit based on the weight signals received from the feeding scale,
• wherein the feed tilting mechanism comprises a table body and a fork-like structure, the fork-like structure comprises a first fork arm and a second fork arm opposite the first fork arm, which, during operation, grabs and lifts simultaneously both the container and the support portion,
• wherein the table body, the first fork arm and the second fork arm define a semi-enclosed perimeter comprising a passage allowing horizontal entrance of the feeding component in the semi-enclosed perimeter.