Guarantees optimum moulding sand at the moulding ... - Michenfelder

FoMaSys
The Moulding Sand-Management-System
GIFA 2011 - Preview
Every foundry strives to achieve high product quality at the best possible
price. In the past, however, the motives for investing in moulding sand
preparation changed rapidly. Where once the focus was on making savings
on labour costs by automating processes, these days it is on reducing
moulding sand-related waste in the fully automated preparation process.
Casting models and casting products are becoming increasingly complex.
All the more important it is to achieve a consistent moulding sand quality for
the specific cast product at the moulding machine directly. The objective
must be to reduce sand-related waste to close to zero. Measuring sand
moisture in tenths or regulating the compactability of the sand at the mixer
with a variation of ±3% is no longer enough by any manner of means. It will
only work if changes in moisture content are registered in hundredths and
compactability can be kept constant at the moulding machine with a
variation of no more than ±0.8 – 1.3% (1 st standard deviation).
More and more foundries and foundry suppliers throughout the world are
therefore relying on the moulding sand management system FoMaSys.
FoMaSys is the first choice for the required reduction in sand-related
waste. In practical use, no other system achieves lower compactability
variations at the moulding machine directly. Wherever individual FoMaSys
modules are used, they quickly become an indispensable part of moulding
sand preparation.
Major focus points are continuous moisture measurement and control in
mixers, coolers and batch coolers (MICOMP UNI), consistent
compactability at the moulding machine directly (VEDIMAT) in addition to
the control, monitoring and analysis from a central location (MiPro) of the
control systems used and of the relevant process parameters.
Michenfelder will be using GIFA 2011 as an opportunity to present the
individual FoMaSys modules in detail and to explain the technical processrelated
features and benefits and their interaction to interested fair visitors.
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Guarantees
optimum moulding sand
at the moulding machine
Hall 16
Booth A32
M Michenfelder
E
Formsand- und Betonaufbereitung mit System
Michenfelder Elektrotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
An der Fahrt 4, D-55124 Mainz/Germany
www.michenfelder.com
info@michenfelder.com
TEL.: +49-(0)6131-91017-0 / FAX: -17

Michenfelder is very pleased to note the first attempts at imitation by
manufacturers who for years were critical of the technology of continuous
in-mixer measurement. They are both an incentive and an endorsement.
But they also show that the development direction adopted by Michenfelder
decades ago was certainly the right one. With approx. 3000 machines
installed throughout the world in various industrial sectors, and around 50
years of personal experience in the field on the part of the company's
founder, Michenfelder has valuable and crucial experience, knowledge and
a technological advantage in this field. This competitive advantage is
developed and maintained through continuous improvement.
Michenfelder is making the MICOMP UNI-series fit for future requirements
and will be presenting the new generation at GIFA 2011. Precision will
continue to be the outstanding and decisive feature of Michenfelder
systems. In order to improve them even further and to make the systems
even more reliable and efficient, the measuring circuit component will in
future be moved to the mixer/cooler and connected to the process
computer through a field bus. The malfunction frequency and the amount of
cabling used will be reduced, and thanks to the bus systems, the
connectivity will become much more flexible.
In the meantime, Michenfelder is also striving to implement concepts and
ideas aimed at keeping the material composition of the moulding sand
directly at the moulding machine constant as regards the components
percentage. Even in modern foundries, the very opposite is frequently the
case and expected losses due to burn-out and thinning are compensated
for as a precautionary measure. This means that composition and
properties fluctuate in the very moment in which they actually need to be
kept most consistent. Michenfelder wants to point out alternative solutions
and options of action.
We are looking forward to meeting you at our booth.
Michenfelder Elektrotechnik
GmbH & Co. KG
FoMaSys
The Moulding Sand-Management-System
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Guarantees
optimum moulding sand
at the moulding machine
Hall 16
Booth A32
M Michenfelder
E
Formsand- und Betonaufbereitung mit System
Michenfelder Elektrotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
An der Fahrt 4, D-55124 Mainz/Germany
www.michenfelder.com
info@michenfelder.com
TEL.: +49-(0)6131-91017-0 / FAX: -17