Machine Park

Cold chamber die casting

Fully automated vacuum die casting system with:

  • Clamping force: 14,000 kN
  • Casting weight: up to 20 kg
  • 800 kg Al and Mg dosing furnaces Meltec
  • Rheo SSR area IDRA

Contact person: Alex Haban M.Sc.

  • Three stirring stations for the production of semi-solid primary material
  • Kuka dosing robot with ladle (max. 6kg)
  • Stotek melting and dosing furnace for max. 1200kg
  • Casting positions from -130 to -300 mm can be realized
  • Fully automated, 6-axis
  • Load capacity 180 kg
  • Böhmer gripper tool
  • Vacuum gripper system
  • Fully automated, 6-axis
  • Böhmer spray head and release agent mixing system
  • Minimum quantity and conventional spraying
  • 3x oil temperature control units: Robamat type 5212
  • 2 circuits of heat transfer oil each, max. 350 °C
  • 3x water temperature control units: Robamat type 2212
  • 2 circuits each of pressurized water, max. 160 °C
  • 1x cooling media distribution cabinet: Lieb TGA
  • 13 channels, adjustable cooling water flow rate per valve
  • Vacuum ceramic dosing unit AVD20K ; Max. dosing weight 20kg
  • Crucible capacity 800 kg Al
  • Melting capacity 250 kg Al/h
  • Crucible capacity max 1,300 kg
  • Dosing oven for rheo area
  • Vacuum ceramic dosing unit MVD10K - Max. dosing weight 10kg
  • Crucible capacity 450 kg Mg
  • Melting capacity 200 kg Mg/h
  • Plunger / washboard
  • Vacuum connection to casting chamber, fixed, movable platen, ejector box
  • Suction capacity 155 m³/h
  • Tank volume 1,000 l

Hot chamber die casting

  • Clamping force: 2200 kN
  • Pouring volume: up to 856 cm3
  • Casting force: up to 130 kN
  • Melting furnace: 200 kg Mg alloy
  • Fully electrically heated casting system
  • 90 mm, 80 mm and 70 mm casting containers possible

Contact: Dipl.-Ing. Niklas Schwenke

  • Inhibitor gases: R134a
  • Carrier gas: Nitrogen

Nominal temperature: 500 °C

  • Inhibitor gases: R134a or SO2
  • Carrier gas: Nitrogen
  • Admixing gas: Carbon dioxide

Mg-Thixomolding

  • Clamping force: 1250 t
  • Screw diameter: 100 mm
  • Shot weight: up to 3 kg
  • Complete automation including parts inspection by SAr Elektronic GmbH

    3D mold material printer

    • Inorganic 3D sand printer
    • Box in box system (printing space 1800 mm x 1000 mm x 400 mm)
    • Microwave for curing the binder
    • Finish station for the final polish of the printed part

    Gravity die casting

    • Clamping surface: 526 x 350 mm
    • Stroke of moving platen: 550 mm
    • Ejector cylinder stroke: 450 mm
    • Platen distance: max. 885 mm
    • 4 hydraulic circuits for pusher
    • 4.2 kW, 12.6 l/min, 40 - 180 bar

     

    Melting furnaces

    • Capacity 100kg Fe (35kg Al)
    • 120 kW
    • 500 Hz
    • Melting capacity 150 kg Fe/h
    • Alternatively switchable to small furnace with 30 kg Fe and 10 kg Al capacity

    Melting capacity: 80 kg Mg/h

    Nominal power: 28 - 44 kW

    Nominal temperature: 660 °C

    Crucible volume: 300 kg Mg

    • Capacity 180 kg Al (550 kg Cu)
    • 50kW
    • Melting capacity 126 kg Al/h
    • up to 1000°C
    • Capacity 10 kg Al
    • 3,6 kW
    • 2x available

    Heat treatment furnaces

    • 6 heating units with temperature-controlled resistance-heated heating terminals
    • Integrated cooling fans
    • Tmax: 600 °C
    • 30 kW
    • Oven chamber 500 l
    • max. 850 °C
    • 5.5 kW
    • Oven chamber 60 l
    • max. 650 °C

    Melting and hand-molding area

    • Capacity 75l / 120Kg
    • For the preparation of molding sand
    • Recording the cooling curve
    • analysis:
      • chemical composition
      • degree of refinement etc.
    • Determination of the density index to evaluate the hydrogen content in aluminum melts
    • Impeller for degassing and cleaning Al melts

    Workshop

    • Drilling machine
    • Lathe
    • Milling machine
    • Band saw
    • Lifting saw
    • Chop saw
    • Various tools

    Contact person: Christian Schütz