Process steps

Sequence, process steps

Step by step towards outstanding quality.

Every detail must be correct in order to achieve excellent product characteristics.
The entire production process, from development to product samples through to series production, is seen through by a project team.
This ensures that the process of collaboration with the customer always runs smoothly.
During this process, speed, flexibility and a high degree of operating efficiency are for us a matter of course.

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Materials
A range of materials in different quality grades of cast iron is available.

Cast iron with lamellar graphite (GJL):

EN-GJL-150, EN-GJL-200, EN-GJL-250, EN-GJL-300

Cast iron with spheroidal graphite (GJS:

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CAD/Engineering

Solid Edge CAD program

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Simulation

When developing the product, we use complex 3D construction programs.

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Tool manufacturing

We manufacture high-quality model facilities with CNC-controlled milling machines.

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Smelting works
Our hot-blast cupola oven and our crucible furnaces have a smelting capacity of more than 100,000 tons per year.

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Core shop

Cores are shot, finished and mounted synchronously and virtually automatically.

• 1 core shooters with 25 l shooting volume in cold-chamber process
• 2 Laempe core making shop with 25/40 l shooting volume in hot-chamber process
• 1 Hottinger core making shop with 80 l shooting volume in cold-chamber process
• 1 Loramendi core shooter with 40 l shooting volume in hot-chamber process
• 1 Loramendi core shooter with 110 l shooting volume in hot-chamber process
• 1 Loramendi core shooter with 220 l shooting volume in hot-chamber process
• External production of croning cores for hydraulic casting

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Moulding shop

2 horizontal HWS chamber die-casting machines are available for your cast parts:

Moulding facility 1

Chamber size 1250 x 880 x 220/220;
200 forms/h

Casting facility 12 t

Moulding facility 2

Chamber size 2000 x 1500 x 250/250; 70 forms/h

Casting facility 18 t

Sand preparation 380 t/h
4 Eirich rotary mixer with 4,000 l capacity
2 Simpson coolers

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Casting post-processing

Core removal, blasting, cleaning and thermal and surface treatment are carried out in the casting post-processing areas.

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Cleaning shop

• 1 monorail blasting facility, make: +GF+, 12 spinner gates each with 22 KW, max. chain speed 6 m/min
• 1 wire mesh belt blasting facility, make: Rump, speed 0.8 – 1.2 m/min
• 1 hand blast cabinet, type Schlick Blast Master 1500
• 1 automatic grinder, type Robamat
• 1 Robotrim 1000.2 grinding station, make: Janke

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Maintenance

In-house maintenance

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Processing

Machine processing directly in-house

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Model storage facility

Model storage facility directly connected to foundry