“Virtual Reality” for KAMAZ Metallurgists
OAO KAMAZ-Metallurgy purchased a ProCAST casting process simulation software by the French developer ESI group.
The main advantage of the program is an opportunity to simulate practically all casting processes and to send the results of the calculation to the R&D Center for a durability analysis of a component. Potential defects are seen already in a 3D-model of a casting that allows to eliminate defects in the first stage without costly blanking operation and full-scale tests.
The first casting on which the potential of ProCAST was tested was “a drive axis of a high-pressure fuel pump” (steel casting). According to Nail Gimadeyev, Production Manager of the Foundry, for the Foundry designed for mass production the program will allow to reduce the terms of preproduction when developing new castings, to supply experimental areas in production where short-run batches could be founded. Tests are carried out virtually without investments into equipment for test runs. And a suitable casting can be made with minimal improvement of equipment.
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
New Equipment for Production
KAMAZ-Metallurgy renews the third of a floor-level vehicle fleet: according to the leasing scheme there was purchased a batch of modern diesel loaders.
The last large-scale renewal of floor-level transport at the forge plant was carried out at the beginning of the 1990-ies. Now modern diesel loaders with good operating characteristics replace outdated models. Thus, a built-in swivel work head allows a loader of the latest pattern to turn over packages by 180 degrees that is necessary for the process of forging.
The foundry received eight new loaders; ten vehicles fell to the share of the forge plant. The renewal of the floor-level transport will increase efficiency of production tasks solving in the sphere of logistics and secure materials handling.
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
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