The foundry industry is moving from traditional casting to intelligent casting.
The foundry industry is moving from traditional casting to intelligent casting.
Casting is an ancient industry. The physical properties of materials can be formed into castings with complex shapes, different structures and different scales, and then processed into various products we need. There are many factors that affect the quality of castings, especially the occurrence of various casting defects. With the application of computer numerical simulation technology, it is to pre-examine the product design at the technical level, refine and quantify the process parameters, and make technicians get rid of the casting process through casting process simulation, with the occurrence of random phenomena such as fuzzy sensory design, the design and manufacturing parameters of casting can be visualized and quantified, and the application of digitalization can be promoted; Every operation process of casting, especially key processes and key links, such as mold manufacturing, core manufacturing, paint baking, etc. are controlled by quantitative parameters that implement uniform standards.3D the successful application of advanced technologies such as printing technology and industrial robots is to complete the unified and accurate operation of the same product through the interaction of a large amount of data, ensuring the reproducibility of product manufacturing; online digital control is to get rid of the extensive management of traditional casting, and solve the problem of unstable quality caused by changes in emotional factors, differences in environmental weather or loss of personnel, to ensure the consistency of mass product quality.
The traditional foundry industry is facing severe problems.
At present, there are still the following problems in China's traditional casting industry, which need to be improved urgently. One is that people in China's foundry industry have poor awareness of environmental protection and high energy consumption. Foreign foundry enterprises are paying attention to the importance of environmental protection while improving casting technology, however, domestic foundry enterprises are relatively lacking in this respect. They have always been extensive development with high pollution and high consumption, and have not taken environmental protection measures. The second is that my country's casting technology and equipment are relatively backward. The more prominent technical level and equipment in my country are limited to a few backbone enterprises, and the product quality is far from meeting the requirements of new processes and new technologies, however, developed countries have generally realized high-end and automation in technology and equipment. The third is that the casting grade in China's casting industry is low and the precision is poor. In terms of process level, it cannot be compared with foreign countries. The fourth is the small scale of development and poor economic benefits. Although the growth rate of foundry manufacturers is accelerating every year, most of them are small workshop-style manufacturers with small scale, the investment in technology and manpower is small, so it is difficult to achieve considerable economic benefits.
It is inevitable for the foundry industry to move from tradition to intelligence.
In the new era of big data, traditional foundry enterprises and traditional production methods are seriously challenged." intelligent casting"," digitization" these fresh words bring hope and confusion." intelligent casting" what exactly? How far is it from us?
" intelligent casting" it is the product of highly integrated information technology and casting production, including intelligent casting technology and intelligent casting system. Intelligent casting technology includes digital simulation,3D printing, robots, ERP the intelligent casting system is a big data knowledge base with learning ability, which can make self-planning and self-improvement through comparative analysis of environmental information and its own information." intelligent casting" the typical application mode is" digital foundry"," digital foundry" all use information technology to manage all internal processes such as production processes, quality control processes, financial processes, product development processes, and human resource management training processes. At the same time, use information technology to deal with suppliers, the associated process with the customer. The whole production process can be simulated and regulated. In" digital casting factory" the company has basically eliminated heavy physical labor,80% our employees can work in air-conditioned rooms, the environment is clean, and the production efficiency and benefits are greatly improved.
