Method and system for die casting

A casting system comprising:

• a mold having a mold fluid inlet and a mold fluid outlet;
• a water inlet selectively fluidly coupled to the mold fluid inlet through a first valve;
• an outlet valve provided downstream of and fluidly coupled to the mold fluid outlet;
• a switch provided downstream of the first valve and being selectively fluidly coupled to the mold fluid inlet, the switch being movable between an opened position and a closed position;
• and
• a controller module configured to detect a presence of or a non-presence of a leak within the mold by:
• closing the outlet valve;
• after closing the outlet valve, opening the first valve to direct a water from the water inlet into the mold through the mold fluid inlet;
• determining if the switch is opened or closed;
• if the switch is closed, determining the presence of a leak within the mold;
• and
• if the switch is opened, determining the non-presence of a leak within the mold.

A method of casting, the method comprising:

• injecting a molten metal into a mold, the mold having a mold fluid inlet and a mold fluid outlet;
• impacting the mold;
• and
• directly before, in tandem with, or directly after impacting the mold:
• opening a first valve to selectively fluidly couple a water inlet to the mold through the mold fluid inlet in order to cool the molten metal within the mold;
• after opening the first valve, performing a gaseous fluid purge by:
• closing the first valve;
• and
• after closing the first valve, opening a second valve to selectively fluidly couple a gas to the mold through the mold fluid inlet;
• and
• impacting the mold once the gaseous fluid purge is completed.