TECHNOLOGY
Forming castings
The casting molding process takes place on three automatic molding lines: Loramendi (with vertical parting) and two HWS Heinrich Wagner Sinto lines (with horizontal parting).
MOULDING LINES
HWS II
| Type of moulding machine | Type of machine | Box size [mm] | Production volume | Casting weight [kg] |
| Automatic box molding line with horizontal mold parting, capacity of 70 molds/hour. | EFA – SD5,5 | 1260x810x300/300+50 | Medium and high volume | max. 300 kg |
The line contains:
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an automatic Induga pouring machine (OTTO JUNKER GmbH group), year of production 2026,
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shake-out, casting transport, and cooling equipment by Jöst GmbH (JOEST group).
HWS I
| Type of moulding machine | Type of machine | Dimensions of moulds [mm] | Production volume | Casting weight [kg] |
| Automatic moulding machine, horizontal type | EFA – SD4 | 800x650x300/350 | Medium and high volume | 15÷150 |
The line contains:
- pourTECH pouring unit – a 1400 kg cold chamber ladle with temperature measurement on the stream
- automatic robot for puncturing vents and inserting core boxes
- the ability to manually pour metal from the ladle
LORAMENDI
| Type of moulding machine | Type of machine | Dimensions of moulds [mm] | Production volume | Casting weight [kg] |
| Automatic vertical moulding line and variable moulding chamber | LORAMENDI VMM5070C | 600x480x300 675x550x300 |
Medium and high volume | 0,5÷25 |
The line contains:
- pMC and SBC mould conveyors with a total length of over 60m,
- QPC quick pattern plate change unit,
- CS core insertion unit,
- a device for pouring “pourTECH” – a cold chamber ladle of 1500 kg with a temperature measurement on the stream and laser-controlled stopper.
