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Advanced casting pilot plant for ferrous and non-ferrous casting process and product development

Planta piloto fundición avanzada para desarrollo de procesos y productos de fundición férreos y no férreos

Pilot casting plant with the capacity to manufacture steel, cast iron, aluminium, zamak and magnesium parts by sand casting and gravity die casting.

Description

The pilot plant has equipment for:

  • Manufacturing sand moulds:
    • Using a turbomixer, resins and catalysts. PET-set process.
    • Max. semi-mould weight: 500 kg.
    • Capacity: 8 tonnes/ hour.
  • Manufacturing cast iron parts using the gravity method:
    • Sand casting.
    • Gravity die casting.
    • Materials: steel, cast iron, aluminium, copper alloys, zamak.
    • Finishing of cast parts.
    • Shotblasting procedure.
    • In-plant equipment.
  • Tilting fusion furnace (aluminium):
    • Electrical resistance heating.
    • Capacity: 100 kg aluminium.
  • Tilting electric induction furnaces:
    • There are 2 tanks of 1 tonne and 0.5 tonne for melting metal. (steel, cast iron, aluminium, copper etc.).
    • Characteristics: 300 kW VIP Power Track 10R 1000 Hz 6 pulse
    • Temperature: up to 1,600 ºC.
  • 50 kW induction furnace:
    • It is made up of 2 parts. A fixed crucible and an interchangeable crucible. Casting of aluminium, steel, cast iron, tin, magnesium, zamak.
    • Capacity: 10 – 20 kg.
  • Sand turbomixer:
    • It processes sand together with resins and catalysts to make sand moulds and gravity die casting. PET-set process.
    • Capacity: 8 tonnes / hour.
  • Shotblaster:
    • Make: ALJU. Model: Junior 800.
    • It is used to give a surface finish to cast parts.

Aimed at:

  • Foundries, metal industry, mould makers.
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