Ashley Stone, P. Eng.

After 40 years of experience and applied research, the die casting industry is ready for a fully automated digital 21st century casting factory, using fully automated data feedback from the x-ray machine. The unified and patented process control, together with semisolid casting machine and fully automated real-time inline x-ray inspection machine results in high integrity parts with minimal casting defects

The four semisolid metal casting processes thixomolding, thixocasting, rheocasting and stress induced melt activation, as well as the cold chamber die casting, hot chamber die casting and other processes such as vacuum die casting, did not fulfill end user expectations for quality, simplicity, energy savings, people safety, economy and environmental cleanliness. This is where we step in to develop a new semisolid casting machine.

The cold chamber die casting, hot chamber die casting and other processes such as vacuum die casting described in Part 2 cannot solve the safety and environmental problems in the die casting industry. Read about semi-solid metal forming in this section - a near-net shape variant with excellent part integrity.

The most common method of casting magnesium alloys is die casting. In the second part of the article series two types of die casting processes are described: Hot chamber die casting and cold chamber die casting. What is the difference between the two methods? Find the answers in this section.

Existing casting machines reach their limits in terms of quality. As a solution, a new vertical semi-solid machine will be presented, which enables a fully automatic digital foundry. The first part of the article series describes the development of the digital foundry and outlines the state of the magnesium die-casting industry.

The cold chamber die casting, hot chamber die casting and other processes such as vacuum die casting described in Part 2 cannot solve the safety and environmental problems in the die casting industry. Read about semi-solid metal forming in this section - a near-net shape variant with excellent part integrity.

The most common method of casting magnesium alloys is die casting. In the second part of the article series two types of die casting processes are described: Hot chamber die casting and cold chamber die casting. What is the difference between the two methods? Find the answers in this section.

The four semisolid metal casting processes thixomolding, thixocasting, rheocasting and stress induced melt activation, as well as the cold chamber die casting, hot chamber die casting and other processes such as vacuum die casting, did not fulfill end user expectations for quality, simplicity, energy savings, people safety, economy and environmental cleanliness. This is where we step in to develop a new semisolid casting machine.

Existing casting machines reach their limits in terms of quality. As a solution, a new vertical semi-solid machine will be presented, which enables a fully automatic digital foundry. The first part of the article series describes the development of the digital foundry and outlines the state of the magnesium die-casting industry.

After 40 years of experience and applied research, the die casting industry is ready for a fully automated digital 21st century casting factory, using fully automated data feedback from the x-ray machine. The unified and patented process control, together with semisolid casting machine and fully automated real-time inline x-ray inspection machine results in high integrity parts with minimal casting defects