（本刊讯）水平连续或半连续铸造又称横向铸造，近年来在国外又取得了一些新的进展，把横向铸造机通称为万能铸造机。德国的赫特威奇工程公司在这方面做了许多工作，己成为全世界最有名的水平连续铸造机制造企业，截至１９９９年底己向全世界提供３０多台横向铸造机，其中有些 (Ben Kanxun) horizontal continuous or semi-continuous casting, also known as horizontal casting, in recent years in foreign countries has made some new progress, the horizontal casting machine known as the universal casting machine. Hetwig Engineering GmbH in Germany has done a lot of work in this area and has become the most famous manufacturer of horizontal continuous casting machines in the world. By the end of 1999, it has supplied more than 30 horizontal casting machines to the world, of which some