Fatih Acar, team leader of GAMAK’s dedicated aluminum injection facility, said: “We have been using the system for about two years, and we are preventing major stoppages thanks to the temperature and kilogram data we receive through the system.”
Thanks to Monitizer | REFILL MONITOR, these dosing furnaces never run low or dry, making costly refill-related stoppages a thing of the past. Read on to find out more!
A process dependent on efficient filling.
produces all its own motor components in-house, a capability only possible thanks to a highly efficient die casting facility.
Aluminum ingots are molten in StrikoMelter shaft melting furnaces. Molten metal is then supplied to Westomat dosing furnaces. These ensure GAMAK’ s die casting machines always have the aluminum needed to produce the highest quality motor parts like frames, covers, flanges, and terminal boxes.
If dosing furnaces run low or are filled with the wrong aluminum alloy, this can seriously jeopardize efficient production, often resulting in undesirable stop-starts, especially if liquid metal is not ready in time. All of which can push up cycle times, scrap rates, and energy consumption.
To avoid these issues, and the time-consuming alternative of carrying out constant manual checks, GAMAK uses Monitizer | REFILL MONITOR.
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Optimized metal supply with a digital twist.
The cloud-based solution, which can be used for multiple lines, uses sensor data to continuously check furnace fill levels against the metal consumption of the die casting process. It then presents the analyzed data as informative online dashboards which clearly show in real time when each furnace will need refilling, with which alloy, and the weight of metal required.
The dashboards, which are completely tailorable, can be shown on screens – for example in the melting shop – or accessed by authorized users from a range of devices. Often tablets are fitted to melt delivery forklifts so that operators always have a real time view of what’s needed.
An easy retrofit that could make a big difference.
Florian Kulawik, Development Engineer at StrikoWestofen, commented: “It’s great to see the impact digital tools like this are having for customers like GAMAK. By preventing costly stoppages and avoiding other risks associated by in-efficient filling processes, die casters using Monitizer | REFILL MONITOR can improve the productivity of metal supply by up to 15%.”“Better still, it’s a simple retrofit solution that can be up and running quickly with no previous requirements for digital infrastructure. It is also compatible with any dosing furnace, not only those supplied by StrikoWestofen, meaning die casters that use a mix of furnaces can still benefit.”