Transporting molten aluminum has many disadvantages including:

• Increased oxide formation when superheating the metal prior to transfer
• Increased energy costs to superheat the metal
• Increased furnace wear to superheat the metal
• Longer melting cycle to superheat the metal
• Gas pickup during pouring into and from the transfer ladle
• Temperature drop during transfer
• Production time lost during transfer
• Higher labor costs to facilitate transfer
• Increased costs for ladle maintenance
• Increased gas costs for ladle preheating
• Greater dangers to workers associated with transporting molten metal

A better solution would be to melt and hold aluminum at the casting station. Smaller melting/holding furnace systems at the casting station can be highly energy efficient, can be sized to match the production capacity of the casting machines, provide alloy flexibility and eliminate all of the above problems associated with transferring molten aluminum. They also allow you to eliminate central melting, opening up valuable space for additional casting capacity.

Best of luck with your project.