High Pressure Casting for WCS
Whitech
This revolutionary system simplifies die-casting machines by limiting their function to simply closing the mould during part-forming operations. This results in a significant reduction in the complexity and cost of the system.
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Our high-pressure WC moulding system represents a revolution in automation for the production of complex WCs.
Thanks to the integration of a servo robot, it fully automates operations such as mould change and handling during the moulding process. Its all-electric version ensures significant energy savings, reducing maintenance costs and downtime. With Whitech you simplify production, reduce costs and increase efficiency.
Adaptability and high performance thanks to modular design
With its four modules, the system allows production to be adapted according to market demands, ensuring operational flexibility. The extensive customisation of the layout guarantees easy integration into existing production spaces and workflows.
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Centrality of the robot, lightness of operations
The COMPACT® system has been designed to achieve a number of important technical and economic objectives:
- Total automation in the casting of complex bowls;
- A drastic reduction in initial investment costs;
- Total automation of mould change;
- Increased line productivity;
- To meet all these requirements, the COMPACT pressure casting system was designed starting with the central function of the cell interlocking robot.
The robot, in fact, performs some functions that previously belonged to the casting machine, such as: handling the mould during all the operations of opening and demoulding the part, gluing the edge and washing the mould before the next casting. This revolutionary system simplifies pressure casting machines by limiting their function to simply closing the mould during part moulding operations. The result is a significant reduction in the complexity and cost of the system.
Features
Each machine can produce different products
Each machine can mount up to 4 moulds, which can be of different models
Fully automatic casting and dismantling of parts
Mould change in less than 15 minutes by the same robot installed in the casting area
Strengths
Increased machine uptime due to mould cleaning and maintenance performed outside the casting line. Mould cleaning is in fact one of the most time-consuming operations during weekly line maintenance.
Reduction of machine corrosion by eliminating mould cleaning fluids, which are harmful to machine structures and components.
Cost-effectiveness. Despite all the advantages described, the investment required is less than that of any robot cell with comparable productivity.
It offers significant advantages, including automatic mould deflection adjustment, fully automatic mould change and the elimination of all hydraulic components, thus reducing routine and extraordinary maintenance time and costs.
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System designed for the production of monobloc WCs
CBR 1P SE is the COMPACT® high-pressure casting system designed specifically for one-piece WC models.
This version provides some important advantages such as:
- Automatic mould deformation adjustment;
- Energy saving: for 95% of the working time the machine is switched off and consumes no energy;
- Enables fully automatic mould change in less than 6 minutes using the same robot as the cell;
- Elimination of all hydraulic components and consequent reduction of ordinary and extraordinary maintenance time and costs.
Strengths
Each machine can produce different products. Each machine is a single-mold and independent of all the others.
The cell can have two different types of casting in line (fine clay and vitreous porcelain), allowing the production of mixed products with these different materials.
Fully automatic gluing and demoulding of pieces.
Mold changes in less than 15 minutes performed by the same robot installed in the casting area.
Cost-effectiveness. Despite all the advantages described above, the investment is lower than that of any robotic cell with similar productivity.
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Maintenance in the blink of an eye
By equipping the COMPACT® unit with simple external mould handling devices, the unit’s main robot is able to perform mould changes from pressure casting machines following an automatic sequence of operations. In this way, a 6-part mould change can be completed in less than 1 hour. This feature makes the COMPACT® unit the only system available on the market that can offer this combination of production flexibility and level of automation. This feature opens up pressure casting technology to medium and low volume products.
Strengths
It allows maximum flexibility in the casting of more or less complex parts.
Mould change in 5-15 minutes, depending on the complexity of the mould and the number of parts.
Increases machine uptime through mould cleaning and maintenance outside the casting line (mould cleaning is one of the most time-consuming operations during weekly line maintenance).
It increases the healthiness of the working environment, thanks to the possibility of setting up an outdoor station with air filtering devices, eliminating the risks caused by liquids used in cleaning processes.
Total elimination of stock fixed assets.
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Automation in detail
After the casting process, green finishing is the part of the process where a good part is born. The green finishing station gives a further boost to the system in terms of automation, resulting in savings and increased efficiency. One or two robots, depending on the configuration chosen, equipped with different tools, are used to perform the green finishing operations on the moulded parts. These tools are chosen and designed according to the various joint removal points, and highly experienced operators know how to do this. The finishing station is programmed by calibrating the times to those of the casting. Whitech’s green finishing station concept in the production of bowls is always combined with a manual finishing station.
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