THE CHALLENGE
System image
  • Year of manufacture 1970
  • Function:
    • Shooting of cores for the casting of parts
    • Shot is performed pneumatically
    • Pneumatic clamping and driving function


Requirements
  • Increasing the safety
  • Service availability
  • Ease of use
  • Faster cycle times – 100 sec per shot
  • Reduce energy consumption: Electricity consumption by the work process before upgrade – 48,600 kWh/a


Risk assessment
  • Gases/Mechanical motions
    • Manual guard doors without lip seals
  • Mechanical motions if guard door is opened
    • Drives without safety function
    • No covers
  • Ergonomics
    • Bad lighting conditions
    • Change/teaching of different work at piece types is complicated
    • No diagnosis
  • Noise
    • Leakages in the pneumatics
    • No pressure regulation during closing (pneumatic)


OUR SOLUTION
RESULTS
CYCLE TIME
TOOL CHANGE
INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY
ENERGY SAVINGS
NOISE