low pressure and gravity die casting machines and tooling
DESIGN consulting custom design turnkey projects
CONSTRUCTION standard customized AFTER SALES training service PROCESS technology transfer 06_LPM 2011.indd 1 01/06/11 15.34 LPM
group 06_LPM 2011.indd 2 01/06/11 15.34 Italy Germany France Austria Thailand Indonesia China Taiwan Mexico USA Norway Iran Venezuela South Africa Brazil Czech Republic Hungary Turkey Australia South Korea Spain Slovenia Poland Croatia Russia Etiopia Canada Argentina 1 More than 600
machines sold around the world 06_LPM 2011.indd 1 01/06/11 15.34 AUTOMATIC/ROBOTIZED - CASTING PLANTS Casting plants UNIMOLDS LPM Casting Facilities LPM Machines LPM - FATA Nanjing MOLDS CORE BOXES Low Pressure die casting Gravity Die Casting Design Process simulation Construction
Dimensional inspection CASTING TRIALS Low Pressure die casting Gravity Die Casting Casting trials Try-out X-Ray Spectrographic analysis Aluminium/Magnesium CASTING MACHINES Low Pressure die casting Gravity Die Casting Foundry ancillary equipment De-burring De-sprueing
Design Construction Inspection Service Fully automated GRAVITY CASTING CELLS Gravity die casting Linear and 6 axis pouring robots Core and liner setting robot Sawing and degating cells Decoring equipment Design Construction Inspection Service 2 Group activities 06_LPM 2011.indd 2 01/06/11 15.34 3 06_LPM 2011.indd 3 01/06/11 15.34 BP3 the origins BPT innovation BPD OEM production 4 I SERIES Low pressure die casting machines 06_LPM 2011.indd 5 01/06/11 15.34 BPB the evolution BPC tradition BPB double double print 1 2 1
motorbike wheels twin cavity 2
reverse furnace motion 5 Low pressure die casting machines II SERIES 06_LPM 2011.indd 6 01/06/11 15.35 BPS-C Practical with crucible BPS-8 Practical and effective BPS Simply practical 3 4 3 automated wheel casting cell 4 furnace with tilting feature and automatic door open/close 6 Low pressure die casting machines III SERIES 06_LPM 2011.indd 7 01/06/11 15.35 2 3 1 1 Rotating degassing system 2 3
Shuttle fully automatic crucible furnace exchange Crucible furnace with lid connected to the lower press plate
7 IV SERIE 06_LPM 2011.indd 7 01/06/11 15.35 BPSC 800S crucible shuttle solution Low pressure die casting machines 1 crucible for magnesium 2 electric magnesium melting/holding furnace 8 Aluminium and magnesium gravity sand casting 1 2 06_LPM 2011.indd 8 01/06/11 15.35 3 aluminiim and magnesium low pressure sand casting machine 4 low pressure furnace for magnesium 5 sand molds shuttle 6 low pressure riser tube 9 Aluminium and magnesium low pressure sand casting 5 4 3 6 06_LPM 2011.indd 9 01/06/11 15.35 1 2 TCB 1 robotized casting cell 2 casting carousel 10 Tilting gravity die casting machines 06_LPM 2011.indd 10 01/06/11 15.35 SCB 11 Stationary gravity die casting machines 06_LPM 2011.indd 11 01/06/11 15.35 3 1 12 Ancillary equipment 2 4 5 5 4 4 06_LPM 2011.indd 12 01/06/11 15.36 1 hydraulic unit with accumulator 2 digital and proportional cooling rack 3 leak test machine (air in water) 4 electric heated ladle 5 metal transfer with tilting ladle 6 linear catching retriever 7 auto screen loader 13 6 6 7 7 7 06_LPM 2011.indd 13 01/06/11 15.36 1 quick riser tube changeover 2 water quench system 3 protection system for heating elements 4 automatic furnace door opening 5 ip top platen 14 Optional features 4 4 5 2 1 3 06_LPM 2011.indd 4 01/06/11 15.34 15 06_LPM 2011.indd 4 01/06/11 15.34 1 furnace automatic flling door die loading device (upper solution) die loading device (lower solution) press tilting plate 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 3 1 spare punching head 2 die/punch tooling 3 drilling cell 16 De-sprueing machine 1 2 06_LPM 2011.indd 16 01/06/11 15.36 The ultimate and most effective solution for wheels de-sprueing 17 06_LPM 2011.indd 17 01/06/11 15.37 1 2 1 drilling machine with turntable 2 typical aluminium components after processing 2 18 Drilling machines 06_LPM 2011.indd 18 01/06/11 15.37 3 4 6 5 3 classifying conveyor 4 drilling machines with automatic door for robotized workpiece load/unload 5 riser cut-off and fettling system 6 fettling tooling 19 06_LPM 2011.indd 19 01/06/11 15.37 1 2 3 1 de-burring (brushing) of motorbike wheels 2 automatic wheel load/unload system 3 ATR de-burring system Wheel de-burring machines 20 06_LPM 2011.indd 20 01/06/11 15.37 1 2 3 1 DP4 de-ashing machine with cubicle 2 de-ashing tool for rear wheel prole 3 de-ashing tool for rear and front wheel prole 3 21 Wheel 06_LPM 2011.indd 21 01/06/11 15.37 2 1 Low pressure die casting machine for aluminium engine blocks 2 Low pressure die casting machine for aluminium y housing 3 Low pressure robotized casting cell for double casting 3 3 1 22 LPM casting solutions 06_LPM 2011.indd 22 01/06/11 15.37 2 1 1 Double casting machine with multi stalk technology 2 typical casting cell with manual sand core loading 3 four-cavity mold for turbocharger bodies 4 castings after extraction 3 4 23 Low Pressure die casting multi stalk technology 06_LPM 2011.indd 23 01/06/11 15.37 1 2 1 typical 4-cavity low pressure mold for automotive suspension parts 2 machining of cylinder head mold 24 Molds and core boxes 06_LPM 2011.indd 14 01/06/11 15.36 State of the art machining equipment 25 Tool shop 06_LPM 2011.indd 15 01/06/11 15.36 26 Molds and core boxes 06_LPM 2011.indd 11 01/06/11 15.35 Eight cavities core box 1 Procast software simulation 2
2 1 1 Machining of swing arm mold UNIMOLDS is equipped with: 2D and 3D CAD Software - Auto CAD - Pro E - Catia V5 - Siemens NX 8.5 CAM Software; - Work NC; - CG Tech Vericut 2 2 Machining of cradle mold
1.3 Fundamentals of Metal Casting - Fluidity of Molten Metal - Different Types of Casting Process - Defects in Casting - Testing and Inspection of Casting