Mold Handling System

A mold handling manufacturing line that moves at least one mold car that supports a cast mold which forms a cast part, the mold handling manufacturing line comprising:

• a first subline;
• a second subline located substantially parallel with and spaced apart from the first subline;
• a third subline located substantially parallel with and spaced apart from the first subline and the second subline;
• a fourth subline located substantially parallel with and spaced apart from the first subline, the second subline, and the third subline;
• a first transfer station in communication with the fourth subline and the first subline;
• wherein the first transfer station includes a transfer cart configured to receive the at least one mold car;
• wherein the first transfer station includes a servo belt driven line composed of a servo motor that is about centrally located with respect to the first transfer station and rotates one or more drive pulleys via a belt;
• wherein the belt is coupled to the transfer cart;
• wherein, when the servo motor rotates in a first rotational direction, it causes the belt positioned on the one or more drive pulleys to move the transfer cart in a first linear direction between the fourth subline and the first subline;
• wherein, when the servo motor rotates in a second rotational direction, it causes the belt positioned on the one or more drive pulleys to move the transfer cart in a second linear direction between the fourth subline and the first subline;
• and
• a second transfer station located distal from the first transfer station;
• wherein the second transfer station is in communication with the first subline, the second subline, the third subline;
• and the fourth subline;
• wherein the second transfer station includes a first transfer cart configured to receive the at least one mold car and a second transfer cart configured to receive another at least one mold car;
• wherein a servo actuator, as part of the second transfer station, moves a rod in the first linear direction and the second linear direction;
• and
• wherein the rod is attached to the first transfer cart of the second transfer station and the second transfer cart of the second transfer station, so that the first transfer cart of the second transfer station and the second transfer cart of the second transfer station are movable in the first linear direction and the second linear direction together as the rod correspondingly moves in the first linear direction and the second linear direction to move the first transfer cart of the second transfer station between the first subline and the second subline and the second transfer cart of the second transfer station between the third subline and the fourth subline.