Die casting machine and airtight inspection method

Abstract

The die casting machine includes: a sleeve with tubular shape, the sleeve communicating with inner space of a die casting mold; a plunger disposed in the sleeve, the plunger moving along a central axis of the sleeve; a sensor for measuring pressure of the inner space of the die casting mold; and a controller programmed to perform an airtight inspection of the die casting mold, during outside a molding period of a die casting product by the die casting machine; in the airtight inspection, wherein the controller is programmed to: pump gas in the sleeve to the inner space, or suck gas in the inner space into the sleeve, by moving the plunger in a clamping state, wherein the clamping state is a state of the die casting mold being clamped; obtain the pressure of the inner space from the sensor; determine an abnormality in airtightness of the die casting mold using measurement result of the pressure of the inner space.

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