Pre-treatment of sand casting dies with a KUKA robot

2,726 views · Published 24 March 2010 · 5:20 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: KUKA Group · 2010 · Science & Technology

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The Weilbach, Germany plant belonging to Linde Material Handling uses the sand casting process to manufacture 51 so-called structural counterweights for forklift trucks. This is done by pouring molten iron into a molding box made of quartz sand, which is mixed with resin and hardener to achieve the necessary strength. Linde was looking for a more cost-effective alternative to the existing solution, in which the required protective layer between the sand and the molten iron was applied manually in the form of an alcohol-based wash.

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