foundrymachine
nounUK /ˈfaʊndri məˈʃiːn/
US /ˈfaʊndri məˈʃiːn/
A big machine in a factory that helps melt metal and pour it into shapes.
The foundry machine poured hot metal into a mold to make a car part.
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2. A machine used to mix and prepare molding sand for casting.
Workers loaded sand into the foundry machine before the pour.
3. A device that shakes out and cleans cast parts after they cool.
The foundry machine knocked the sand off the finished gear.
4. A robotic arm that moves heavy metal pieces around a foundry.
The foundry machine lifted the red-hot ingot safely.