Static Analysis of the Slotted Upper Plate of Low Pressure Casting Machine

Year 2021, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 35 - 41, 30.12.2020

Yasemin Nur Aydın Onur Ozaydin Ahmet Alper Akış

https://doi.org/10.18466/cbayarfbe.779687

Abstract

In this study, the process improvement / Kaizen case study of a casting mold set-up process taking an average of 20 minutes, is examined. The aim of this work is reducing the set-up time and improving ergonomic conditions. Since existing operating conditions cause a waste of time and result in non-ergonomic conditions, an air impact wrench had to be used in the mold assembly process. To be able to use the air impact wrench a new geometry had to implemented on casting mold and this design change was analyzed in ANSYS software to avoid a failure in working conditions. It was concluded that the maximum stress on the mold is not at a level where it will cause failure. After the initial geometry improvement process, a further ANSYS-Topology optimization process is conducted to reduce weight of the mold. As a result of this the set-up time decreased to an average of 9 minutes. Consequently, big benefits in terms of cycle time, occupational health and safety, improvement in the process and cost have been achieved.

Keywords

ANSYS Static Structural, ANSYS Topology Optimization, Case Study, Kaizen, Process Improvement

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