Tilting melting hearth system and method for recycling metal

A tilting melting hearth system comprising:

• a tilting melting hearth having a melting cavity and a heat source configured to melt a metal into a molten metal, and a pour notch configured to pour the molten metal from the melting cavity;
• a central processing unit (CPU) configured to control the tilting melting hearth, the central processing unit (CPU) comprising an automated hearth tilting program configured to select a hearth tilt profile and to control a hearth tilt angle as a function of the hearth tilt profile to provide a uniform pour rate, the program configured to maintain the hearth tilt profile and the uniform pour rate using weight, density and volume calculations of the molten metal;
• an actuator in signal communication with the central processing unit (CPU) coupled to a linkage connected to the tilting melting hearth configured to support and move the tilting melting hearth to a desired hearth tilt angle determined by the program to maintain the hearth tilt profile and the uniform pour rate;
• a weight measuring device connected to the actuator in signal communication with the central processing unit (CPU) configured to measure the weight of the molten metal in the tilting melting hearth;
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• a digital readout in signal communication with the central processing unit (CPU) configured to display data and to provide information to the central processing unit (CPU).