Automatic moulding line – AFL and sand preparation

Automatic moulding line – AFL and sand preparation

  • Automatic moulding line and pouring machine (HWS) with dimensions 1270x1070x(400+(400+50)) mm and speed up to 80 moulds/h or 45 seconds per cycle. 
  • Moulding machine with rotary table and Seiatsu moulding system (pulse + batch mould curing).
  • Daily production of 760 moulds and capacity of 1.600 tonnes per month.
  • Sophisticated marking system to ensure traceability of castings per mould
  • Casting line for 8 moulds with automatic casting machine with a melt capacity of two tonnes.
  • Automatic melt-jetting system and temperature measurement system during casting. 
  • Cooling tower with a capacity of 282 moulds and a cooling time of 3-5 hours, with the possibility of adjusting the cooling time in stages.  

Sand preparation

  • Circular bentonite sand preparation process: sand preparation in a vacuum-turbine mixer with a capacity of 7 tonnes, which ensures the most constant properties of the bentonite sand mixtures regardless of the ambient temperature. 
  • Automatic quality control of the sand mix (per mixer) and automatic correction of the dosing of additives into the mixer.
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