“Lower Cost. Higher Quality. Shorter Lead Times.”
Speed, Automation & Capacity
Advanced
wax injection tooling technology is used at the Automated Casting Facility to
produce complex multi-pattern ring segment assemblies. These are simply stacked
to form casting clusters without using traditional hand assembly methods.
Powerful robots with lifting capacities greater than 1,000 pounds build six enormous ceramic shell molds simultaneously. Three 300-mold-per-day shell-building rooms are designed to run 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Hitchiner's new supported-shell counter-gravity casting machine casts over 4000 pounds of molten steel per hour at a record-breaking mold-per-minute rate. Three melting furnaces on a single turntable allow the high-speed casting machine to run continuously; consequently, it is not restricted by batch operation limitations.
Computer-controlled material handling systems are used to transport work throughout the production process. Robots and mechanical manipulators provide optimum flexibility at critical transfer points. Manual material handling is minimized, allowing our operators to focus on fulfilling your needs rather than lifting heavy loads or performing manual repetitive tasks.
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Last modified and validated 1-August-1999.
