wherein each pig casting mold is filled with molten metal as it passes through the casting station with the mold cavity facing upwards in addition to a device for cooling the pig casting molds before during and or after casting wherein the pig casting molds are embodied having a thin wall according to the invention in order to increase output and to be able to cast heavy metals in such a pig casting machine the pig casting molds are designed to receive molten metal at a melting temperature above 1 000 u00b0 c application_number US 76251501 A description the pig casting machine according to fig1 or 2 is comprised essentially of the elements casting station 1 two parallel endless conveyor belts 2 a b with a plurality of pig casting molds 3 arranged thereon only shown in an exemplary fashion as well as a removal or collecting station 4 the endless belts serve for transporting the pig casting molds from the casting station to the removal station and vice versa wherein each pig casting mold with the mold cavity facing upwardly is filled at the casting station with molten metal for this purpose liquid pig iron is supplied by means of torpedo ladles 5 compare fig2 and is continuously cast with a suitable casting device 6 into the individual pig casting molds an endless belt 2 is comprised in the illustrated embodiment of a recess.