Initial situation
Three existing low-pressure moulding sites.
Project perimeter
Needs expressed in the specifications
- Following a change in production, the castingprocess had to be modified to switch to tilted casting and add an automatic core setting operation.
- In order to respect the volumes to be produced, it will be necessary to load 3 moulds per die casting machine.
- Production with 1, 2 or 3 moulds on the same die casting machine
- The new parts require greater control over casting parameters, as well as a fairly long solidification time, which means that 4 stations on the carousel have to be dedicated to solidification.
- Core setting and part unloading operations carried out on the same carousel station
- Carousel must work with recipes system
Sofima proposal accepted by the customer
- Removal of the existing unloading cell
- Integration of 2 new core setting and part unloading cells
- Core supply via a 2-position table allowing the operator to load cores in masked time
- Hydraulic tilting die casting machines with proportional solenoid valve tilting control
- Replacement of die casting machines control cabinets with new ones to manage changeover and monitor process parameters
