(under subclass 527.5) Process wherein the additional manufacturing occurs after the casting operation and comprises either severing or separating a portion of the cast product.
(1) Note. Included herein is casting, other than continuous casting, combined with trimming.
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526.4+, for a process of casting followed by removal of material to separate a defect from the ingot.
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164, Metal Founding,
70.1, and 460 for a process of cutting or removing material from the product of a casting operation while the product is still in the mold, i.e., continuous casting with severing or separating a portion of the cast product.