DG180 Pressure Casting System for Sanitaryware
Our pressure casting plant DG180 is used for the efficient forming of large sanitary ware articles such as double washbasins, kitchen sinks and shower tubs made of ceramic slip (e.g. vitreous china/VC and fine fire clay/FFC) by hollow or solid casting.
The DG180 is designed for pressure casting molds made of porous synthetic material and consisting of two parts. In addition, the machine can be equipped with a wedge pulling device for a third mold part, e.g., for forming fastening holes in the article.
The high closing force and the ample installation space are well-suited to the production both of large articles in two-part, single-cavity molds and of smaller articles such as squat toilets, water tanks or lids in molds of up to four cavities.
The pressure casting molds will be brought together automatically in vertical position before being locked hydraulically. During casting, the closing pressure will be adjusted to the increasing slip pressure inside the mold.
The cast articles can be removed either in vertical or in horizontal position. For removal in horizontal position, the movable clamping platen will be turned to the required position.
Advantages
- Suitable for hollow and solid casting
- Single and multi-cavity molds
- Closing force adjustment
- Flexible and highly productive
- Energy-efficient and silent
- Possible expansion to TWIN CELL or TRIPLE CELL production cells
Characteristics
Keyfacts
Technical information
Technologies
Removal
- Removal by robot in horizontal or vertical position
- Removal by means of lifting table in horizontal position
- Combination of up to three plants to one production cell with centralized robot
Fettling and conveyor systems
- Article-specific setters and turning trays
- Fettling tables
- Conveyor lines
- Auxiliary transfer devices for transport between fettling tables and conveyor lines
Productivity
- Highly efficient pressure casting plant for serial production
- High article quality due to flexible removal in horizontal or vertical position with little deformation
- Ample mold mounting area for efficient removal and quick mold change
Energy efficiency
- Adjustment of closing pressure according to the slip pressure
- Minimum energy consumption at the casting stage
- No cooling of the hydraulic unit necessary
Usability
- Clearly structured process control with electronic variable programming system
- Number of Pressure casting molds: 1
- Closing force: max. 1800 kN
- Casting pressure: max. 15 bar
- Mold block: max. 2000 x 2100 x 700 mm
- Output: approx. 2 – 4 cycles per hour
- Sanitary pressure casting
- Solid casting
- Hollow casting
- Porous resin molds
- Closing force adjustment
