Overview
J.C. Steele was updating their molding process from jolt/squeeze to an automatic mold machine which would produce harder sand and more compact molds. Their current equipment, built by another manufacturer, was designed to scalp sand but did not create enough force to break up
the harder sand.
Desafío
Workers at J.C. Steele were forced to spend a considerable amount of time and labor manually picking off castings to prevent damage. They also found themselves continuously making repairs to the units. Later, the stroke of the scalping conveyor was modified, which led to a slight efficiency gain, but it was still causing unnecessary damage to the castings.
Solución
To solve these issues, Carrier recommended installing a vibrating mold dump conveyor feeding directly to a blank deck shakeout at the start of the line.
